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Trends and changes in cesarean delivery rates in Iraq: findings from the multiple indicator cluster surveys, 2011–2018

Nazar P. ShabilaDepartment of Community Medicine, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, IraqCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 6272-6277 | Received 02 Jun 2020, Accepted 26 Mar 2021, Published online: 11 Apr 2021

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