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Investing in Family Planning: Key to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Ellen Starbird, Maureen Norton and Rachel Marcus
Global Health: Science and Practice June 2016, 4(2):191-210; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00374
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vol. 4 no. 2 191-210
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https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00374
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  • Received: November 18, 2015
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  1. a U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, DC, USA
  1. Correspondence to Rachel Marcus (rmarcus{at}usaid.gov).
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