Acceptability of the diaphragm in Mombasa Kenya: a 6-month prospective study.

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Published in Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care on December 01, 2007

Authors

Stanley Luchters1, Matthew F Chersich, Irene Jao, Anouk Schroth, Swaleh Chidagaya, Kishor Mandaliya, Marleen Temmerman

Author Affiliations

1: International Centre for Reproductive Health (ICRH), Tudor Four Estate, Tom Mboya Avenue, PO Box 91109, Mombasa, Kenya. stanley.luchters@icrhk.org

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