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Vasectomy: A Long, Slow Haul to Successful Takeoff

James D Shelton and Roy Jacobstein
Global Health: Science and Practice December 2016, 4(4):514-517; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00355
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vol. 4 no. 4 514-517
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https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00355
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28031295

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2169-575X
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  • Published online December 28, 2016.

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© Shelton and Jacobstein. 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-16-00355

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  1. James D Sheltona⇑,
  2. Roy Jacobsteinb
  1. a Editor-in-Chief, Global Health: Science and Practice, Washington, DC, USA.
  2. b Senior Medical Advisor, IntraHealth International, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
  1. Correspondence to James D Shelton (jdshelton{at}jhu.edu).
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