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Brought-in maternal deaths in south-west Nigeria

E. O. Orji Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Perinatology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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I. O. Ogunlola Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Perinatology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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U. Onwudiegwu Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Perinatology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Pages 385-388 | Received 10 Sep 2002, Accepted 10 Sep 2002, Published online: 10 Sep 2002

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