Contraception
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Periodic abstinence and calendar method use in Hungary, Peru, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka1

  • Research Group on Methods for the Natural Regulation of Fertility

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Dr. Catherine d’Arcangues. Tel.: +41-22791-2111; fax: +41-22791-4171
    • Special Programme of Research, Development, and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Dr. Catherine d’Arcangues. Tel.: +41-22791-2111; fax: +41-22791-4171
    • darcanguesc@who.ch

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 This study was funded by the UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction.

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Contraception
Volume 64, Issue 4 , Pages 209-215 , October 2001