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When ancient meets modern: The relationship between postpartum non-susceptibility and contraception in sub-Saharan Africa. / Brown, Mark.

In: Journal of Biosocial Science, Vol. 39, No. 4, 07.2007, p. 493-515.

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Brown, M 2007, 'When ancient meets modern: The relationship between postpartum non-susceptibility and contraception in sub-Saharan Africa', Journal of Biosocial Science, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 493-515. https://doi.org/10.1017/S002193200600157X

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Brown, M. (2007). When ancient meets modern: The relationship between postpartum non-susceptibility and contraception in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Biosocial Science, 39(4), 493-515. https://doi.org/10.1017/S002193200600157X

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Brown M. When ancient meets modern: The relationship between postpartum non-susceptibility and contraception in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Biosocial Science. 2007 Jul;39(4):493-515. https://doi.org/10.1017/S002193200600157X

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Brown, Mark. / When ancient meets modern: The relationship between postpartum non-susceptibility and contraception in sub-Saharan Africa. In: Journal of Biosocial Science. 2007 ; Vol. 39, No. 4. pp. 493-515.

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