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Requiring physicians to dispense mifepristone: an unnecessary limit on safety and access to medical abortion

Wendy V. Norman and Judith A. Soon
CMAJ December 06, 2016 188 (17-18) E429-E430; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.160581
Wendy V. Norman
Department of Family Practice (Norman) and Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Soon), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Contraception Access Research Team (Norman, Soon), Women’s Health Research Institute, BC Women’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
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Judith A. Soon
Department of Family Practice (Norman) and Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Soon), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Contraception Access Research Team (Norman, Soon), Women’s Health Research Institute, BC Women’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
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vol. 188 no. 17-18 E429-E430
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27754893
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  • Published online December 5, 2016.

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  1. Wendy V. Norman, MD MHSc⇑,
  2. Judith A. Soon, RPh PhD
  1. Department of Family Practice (Norman) and Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Soon), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Contraception Access Research Team (Norman, Soon), Women’s Health Research Institute, BC Women’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
  1. Correspondence to: Wendy Norman, wendynorman{at}ubc.ca

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