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Quantification of Unsafe Abortion in Nigeria and Possible Panacea
Omo-Aghoja LO
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May 9, 2022
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(Largely culled from an earlier publication by the author: Omo-Aghoja LO. Unsafe Abortion and miscarriages: Quantification and public health related perspectives. Port Harcourt Medical Journal 2013; 7:219-231).
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Omo-Aghoja LO
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University Abraka.
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Omo-aghoja L. Quantification of Unsafe Abortion in Nigeria and Possible Panacea. Afr. J. Trop. Med. Biomed. Res. [Internet]. 2022 May 9 [cited 2026 Jun. 10];5(1):7-9. Available from: https://ajtmbr.org.ng/index.php/home/article/view/74
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