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The Process of Integrating Family Planning Services with Other Reproductive Health Services in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review

International Journal of Integrated Care
Volume 25 (2025): Issue 3
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Open Access
|Jul 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.8912 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
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Language: English
Submitted on: May 24, 2024
Accepted on: Jun 19, 2025
Published on: Jul 1, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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Keywords:
family planning,
reproductive health,
integration,
low and middle-income countries

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