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. 2001 Jun;47:1261-3, 1267-9.

Emergency contraception. Summary of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada's clinical practice guidelines.

S Dunn 1, V Davis 1; Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada1
PMCID: PMC2018515  PMID: 11421056

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