Couple years protection lost, a new tool for family planning programs to prioritize stockout interventions

Hilary M Schwandt1, Abudulmumin Saad2

  • 1Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs, Baltimore, MD, USA; Fairhaven College, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, USA.

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