Plants of common use in Paraguayan folk medicine for regulating fertility
Economic Botany
|July 1, 1977
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Abortifacient Agents--administraction and dosageAbortifacient Agents--side effectsAbortion, Drug InducedAbortion, InducedAmericasBleedingCultural BackgroundDelivery Of Health CareDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesEthnic GroupsFamily PlanningFertility Control, PostconceptionHealthHealth ServicesHepatic EffectsJaundiceLatin AmericaMedicineParaguayParamedical PersonnelPhysiciansPlants, Medicinal--administraction and dosagePopulationPopulation CharacteristicsReproductive Control Agents--administraction and dosageReproductive Control Agents--side effectsResearch MethodologyRural PopulationSampling StudiesSouth AmericaStudiesSurveysVendorsRelated Concept Videos
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