Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 11, Issue 21 , Pages 49-58 , May 2003

Incorporating Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in the Medical Curriculum in Developing Countries

  • Marianne Haslegrave

      Affiliations

    • Director, Commonwealth Medical Association Trust, London, UK
    • ,
  • Olufemi Olatunbosun

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Head, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

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PII: S0968-8080(03)02177-3

doi: 10.1016/S0968-8080(03)02177-3

Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 11, Issue 21 , Pages 49-58 , May 2003

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