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Obstetrics

The impact of maternal mortality interventions using traditional birth attendants and village midwives

Alison M Ray Department of International HealthCorrespondence[email protected]
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HM Salihu Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Pages 5-11 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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