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Expansion of the role of midwives in gender equity and sexual/reproductive health issues in Japan

  • Shimpuku, Yoko (Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University)
  • Received : 2021.07.27
  • Accepted : 2021.08.24
  • Published : 2021.09.30
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