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Towards reduction of maternal and perinatal mortality in rural Burkina Faso: communities are not empty vessels

Sennen HountonUniversity of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK;WHO Multi Disease Surveillance Centre, Burkina FasoCorrespondence[email protected], [email protected]
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Peter ByassImmpact, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK;Umeå Centre for Global Health Research, Sweden
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Bassane BrahimaNational Coordinator, Family Care International, Burkina Faso
Article: 1947 | Received 30 Jan 2009, Published online: 07 May 2009

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