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The Levonorgestrel Intrauterine System: A Pragmatic View of an Excellent Contraceptive

Roy Jacobstein and James D Shelton
Global Health: Science and Practice October 2015, e-ghsp-d-15-00330; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00330
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aIntraHealth International, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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