Induced abortion: incidence and trends worldwide from 1995 to 2008

@article{Sedgh2012InducedAI,
  title={Induced abortion: incidence and trends worldwide from 1995 to 2008},
  author={Gilda Sedgh and Susheela Singh and Iqbal Shah and Elisabeth L Ahman and Stanley K. Henshaw and Akinrinola Bankole},
  journal={The Lancet},
  year={2012},
  volume={379},
  pages={625-632}
}
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