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. 2000 Mar 25;320(7238):839-40.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7238.839.

Relation between infants' birth weight and mothers' mortality: prospective observational study

G D Smith  1 , S Harding, M Rosato
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Relation between infants' birth weight and mothers' mortality: prospective observational study

G D Smith et al. BMJ. .
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