Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 305-316 , June 2009

Severe acute maternal morbidity in low-income countries

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doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2009.01.001

Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 305-316 , June 2009

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