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Research Article

Barriers to the use of antenatal and obstetric care services in rural Kano, Nigeria

Y. M. Adamu Department of Geography, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
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H. M. Salihu Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Pages 600-603 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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