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Associations between mass media exposure and birth preparedness among women in southwestern Uganda: a community-based survey

Gustav AspSocial Medicine and Global HealthDepartment of Clinical Science (Malmö), Lund University, Lund, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Karen Odberg PetterssonSocial Medicine and Global HealthDepartment of Clinical Science (Malmö), Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Jacob SandbergSocial Medicine and Global HealthDepartment of Clinical Science (Malmö), Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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Jerome KabakyengaSocial Medicine and Global HealthDepartment of Clinical Science (Malmö), Lund University, Lund, Sweden;Faculty of MedicineMbarara University of Science & Technology, Mbarara, Uganda
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Anette AgardhSocial Medicine and Global HealthDepartment of Clinical Science (Malmö), Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Article: 22904 | Received 24 Sep 2013, Accepted 17 Dec 2013, Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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