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Usefulness of risk scoring at booking for antenatal care in predicting adverse pregnancy outcome in a rural African setting

F. Majoko Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe; Department of Women's and Children's Health, Section for International Maternal and Child Health, Uppsala University, Sweden
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L. Nyström Department of Public Health, Clinical Medicine and Epidemiology, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
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S. Munjanja Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
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G. Lindmark Department of Women's and Children's Health, Section for International Maternal and Child Health, Uppsala University, Sweden
Pages 604-609 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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