Attitudes and perceptions about prenatal diagnosis and induced abortion among adults of Pakistani population.

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Published in Prenat Diagn on December 01, 2008

Authors

Muhammad Osman Arif1, Zafar Fatmi, Bhisham Pardeep, Tuba Ali, Hameed Iqbal, Haider Khan Bangash, Rushna Pervaiz, Hira Altaf, Javed Ali Baba

Author Affiliations

1: Medical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. osman_arif@hotmail.com

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