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From Research to Policy: The WHO Experience With Developing Guidelines on the Potential Risk of HIV Acquisition and Progestogen-Only Contraception Use

Leo Han, Eva Patil, Nancy Kidula, Mary Lyn Gaffield and Petrus S. Steyn
Global Health: Science and Practice December 2017, 5(4):540-546; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-17-00278
Leo Han
aDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
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Eva Patil
aDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
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Nancy Kidula
bWHO AFRO, Intercounty Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe.
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Mary Lyn Gaffield
cDepartment of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
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cDepartment of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
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vol. 5 no. 4 540-546
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-17-00278
PubMed 
29284693

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Global Health: Science and Practice
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2169-575X
History 
  • Received: July 16, 2017
  • Accepted: October 31, 2017
  • Published online December 28, 2017.

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© Han et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), 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/4.0/. When linking to this article, please use the following permanent link: https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-17-00278

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  1. Leo Hana⇑,
  2. Eva Patila,
  3. Nancy Kidulab,
  4. Mary Lyn Gaffieldc,
  5. Petrus S. Steync
  1. aDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
  2. bWHO AFRO, Intercounty Support Team for Eastern and Southern Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe.
  3. cDepartment of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
  1. Correspondence to Leo Han (hanl{at}ohsu.edu).
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