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Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics in India – Don’t We Need Respectful Adolescent Health Care?

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India

    Harish K. Pemde

  2. Center for Adolescent Health, Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Harish K. Pemde

  3. Advisor Nationwide Quality of Care Network (NQOCN), New Delhi, India

    Harish K. Pemde

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Pemde, H.K. Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics in India – Don’t We Need Respectful Adolescent Health Care?. Indian J Pediatr 86, 107–108 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-018-02843-x

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