The economic consequences of reproductive health and family planning

@article{Canning2012TheEC,
  title={The economic consequences of reproductive health and family planning},
  author={David Canning and T. Paul Schultz},
  journal={The Lancet},
  year={2012},
  volume={380},
  pages={165-171}
}
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