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Editorial
. 2009 Oct;87(10):734.
doi: 10.2471/blt.09.071001.

WHO maternal death and near-miss classifications

Robert Pattinson, Lale Say, João Paulo Souza, Nynke van den Broek, Cleone Rooney; WHO Working Group on Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Classifications
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WHO maternal death and near-miss classifications

Robert Pattinson et al. Bull World Health Organ. 2009 Oct.
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