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Mothers’ perceptions and experiences of using maternal health-care services in Rwanda

Germaine TuyisengeDepartment of Geography, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada;Department of Geography, Western University, London, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Celestin HategekaCentre for Health Services and Policy Research, School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;Collaboration for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yvone KasineArthur Labatt School of Nursing, Western University, London, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Isaac LuginaahDepartment of Geography, Western University, London, Ontario, CanadaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7858-3048View further author information
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David CechettoSchulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Stephen RulisaCollege of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Teaching Hospital of Kigali, Kigali, RwandaView further author information
Pages 68-84 | Received 21 Apr 2017, Accepted 22 Dec 2017, Published online: 24 Jul 2018

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