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Cesarean section in Ethiopia: prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics

Engida Yismaa Robinson Research Institute, School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia;b School of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lisa G. Smithersa Robinson Research Institute, School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia;c School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6585-7836
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John W. Lyncha Robinson Research Institute, School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia;c School of Public Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia;d School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Ben W. Mola Robinson Research Institute, School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Pages 1130-1135 | Received 01 Nov 2017, Accepted 02 Nov 2017, Published online: 20 Nov 2017

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