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Original Article

The relationship between antenatal risk characteristics, place of delivery and adverse delivery outcome in rural Malawi

Teija Kulmala From the Medical School, University of Tampere, Finland; From the Department of Paediatrics, University of Tampere, Finland; From the School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Finland
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Merimaaria Vaahtera From the Medical School, University of Tampere, Finland; From the Department of Paediatrics, University of Tampere, Finland
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Juha Rannikko From the Medical School, University of Tampere, Finland
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Macdonald Ndekha From the College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
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Timothy Cullinan From the College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
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Marja-Leena Salin From the College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi; From the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare, Mangochi, Malawi
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Per Ashorn From the Medical School, University of Tampere, Finland; From the Department of Paediatrics, University of Tampere, Finland
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Pages 984-990 | Received 27 Dec 1999, Accepted 09 Jun 2000, Published online: 12 Nov 2009

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