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Restoring dignity: Social reintegration after obstetric fistula repair in Ukerewe, Tanzania

Rachel Pope Medical School for International Health, Ben-Gurion University in collaboration with Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Maggie Bangser Formerly Women's Dignity, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Jennifer Harris Requejo Institute for International Programs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, Geneva, Switzerland; Partnership for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, Geneva, Switzerland
Pages 859-873 | Received 20 Feb 2010, Accepted 18 Oct 2010, Published online: 04 Mar 2011

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