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Sexual and Reproductive Health

A Bird’s Eye View and The Nigerian Dimension
Omo-Aghoja LO
Published: March 25, 2024

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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria.

(Culled largely from a previous publication - Omo-Aghoja LO (2013). Sexual and Reproductive Health: Concepts and Current Status amongst Nigerians. Afr J Med Health Sci 2013;12: 101-11)

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Published in Vol. 6 No. 2 (2023): African Journal of Tropical Medicine and Biomedical Research, December 2023

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Omo-Aghoja L. Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Bird’s Eye View and The Nigerian Dimension. Afr. J. Trop. Med. Biomed. Res. [Internet]. 2024 Mar. 25 [cited 2026 Jun. 13];6(2):6-9. Available from: https://ajtmbr.org.ng/index.php/home/article/view/114

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