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Audit of perinatal deaths in a tertiary level hospital in Latvia (1995–1999) using the Nordic-Baltic perinatal death classification: Evidence of suboptimal care

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Pages 503-507 | Received 17 Feb 2004, Accepted 24 May 2005, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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