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Reproductive Health Matters
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Volume 15, 2007 - Issue 30: Maternal mortality and morbidity
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Consequences of Birth Policies and Practices in Post-Reform China

Amanda HarrisSenior Research Fellow, Graduate School for Health Practice, Institute for Advanced Studies, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, [email protected]
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Yu GaoPhD candidate, Graduate School for Health Practice, Institute for Advanced Studies, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia
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Lesley BarclayChair, Health Services Development, and Co-Director, Graduate School for Health Practice, Institute for Advanced Studies, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia
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Suzanne BeltonResearch Fellow, Graduate School for Health Practice, Institute for Advanced Studies, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia
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Zweng Wei YueProfessor of Obsterics and Gynaecology, West China Second University Hosptial of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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Hao MinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China
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Xu AuqunObstetrician, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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Liao HuaObstetrician, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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Zhou YunSenior Ultrasound Technician, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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Pages 114-124 | Published online: 13 Oct 2007

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