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Original Article

Postpartum beliefs and practices in Danbare village, Northern Nigeria

Z. Iliyasu Department of Community Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria
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M. Kabir Department of Community Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria
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H. S. Galadanci Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
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I. S. Abubakar Department of Community Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria
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H. M. Salihu School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
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M. H. Aliyu Department of Community Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital and Department of Community Medicine and Primary Care, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria; School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 211-215 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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