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Obstetrics

A training need for rural primary care in Nigeria

E. MonjokCorrespondence[email protected]
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E. J. EssienInstitute of Community Health, University of Houston, Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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A. SmesnyInstitute of Community Health, University of Houston, Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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S. N. OkpokamMinistry of Health, General Hospital Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
Pages 833-835 | Published online: 02 Dec 2010

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