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Review
. 2008 Feb;5(2):e48.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050048.

Maternal death, autopsy studies, and lessons from pathology

Sebastian Lucas  1
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Review

Maternal death, autopsy studies, and lessons from pathology

Sebastian Lucas. PLoS Med. 2008 Feb.

Abstract

The author discusses the implications of a new autopsy study of maternal deaths in Mozambique.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: SL reviewed some of the autopsy histopathology in the cited PLoS study and advised on its interpretation, but had no role in the writing of the article.

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