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The relationship between global gender equality with maternal and neonatal health indicators: an ecological study

Sedigheh Abdollahpoura PhD Student Research Committee, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR IranORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6112-0052
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Hamid Heidarian Mirib Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1190-8300
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Fatemeh Khademol Khamsea PhD Student Research Committee, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran;c Reproductive Health, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Talat Khadivzadehc Reproductive Health, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1093-1099 | Received 05 Jun 2019, Accepted 13 Mar 2020, Published online: 14 Apr 2020

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