Simulated clients reveal factors that may limit contraceptive use in Kisumu, Kenya

Global Health Science and Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 407-416

  Tumlinson, Katherine ^a,b   Speizer, Ilene S ^a,b   Archer, Linda H ^c   Behets, Frieda ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84891533443     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2169575X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-13-00075     Document Type: Article

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