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Original Article

Maternal anemia is associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes in Mbarara, Uganda

P. Kaitlyn Edelsona Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Danni Caob Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USAView further author information
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Kaitlyn E. Jamesc Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Joseph Ngonzid Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, UgandaView further author information
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Drucilla J. Robertse Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Lisa M. Bebellf Infectious Diseases Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA;g Center for Global Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Adeline A. Boatinc Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA;g Center for Global Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Article: 2190834 | Received 25 Jul 2022, Accepted 09 Mar 2023, Published online: 13 Jun 2023

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