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Exploring the causes of and risk factors for maternal deaths in a rural Nigerian referral hospital

P. I. Okonta Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
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U. K. Okali Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Abia State
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V. O. Otoide Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Edo State
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D. Twomey Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Afikpo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Pages 626-629 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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