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First Trimester Procedural Abortion in Family Medicine

Richard John Lyus, Paul Gianutsos and Marji Gold
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2009, 22 (2) 169-174; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2009.02.070204
Richard John Lyus
Swedish Family Medicine Cherry Hill, Seattle, WA (RJL, PG)
MBBS, BSc
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Paul Gianutsos
Swedish Family Medicine Cherry Hill, Seattle, WA (RJL, PG)
MD, MPH
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Marji Gold
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY (MG)
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Richard John Lyus, Paul Gianutsos, Marji Gold
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2009, 22 (2) 169-174; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2009.02.070204

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