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Use of the World Health Organization’s Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use Guidance in sub-Saharan African Countries: A Cross-Sectional Study

Melissa J Chen, Mary E Gaffield and James Kiarie
Global Health: Science and Practice September 2016, 4(3):506-510; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00216
Melissa J Chen
aUniversity of California, Davis Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sacramento, CA, USA
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Mary E Gaffield
bWorld Health Organization, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, Geneva, Switzerland
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bWorld Health Organization, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, Geneva, Switzerland
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vol. 4 no. 3 506-510
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00216
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27688720

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2169-575X
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  • Received: June 30, 2016
  • Accepted: August 20, 2016
  • Published online September 29, 2016.

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© Chen et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly cited. To view a copy of the license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/. When linking to this article, please use the following permanent link: http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00216.

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  1. Melissa J Chena⇑,
  2. Mary E Gaffieldb,
  3. James Kiarieb
  1. aUniversity of California, Davis Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sacramento, CA, USA
  2. bWorld Health Organization, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, Geneva, Switzerland
  1. Correspondence to Melissa Chen (mejchen{at}ucdavis.edu).
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