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Editorial
. 2011 Oct;205(4):293-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.07.045. Epub 2011 Aug 4.

Maternal mortality

Robert L Goldenberg, Elizabeth M McClure
Editorial

Maternal mortality

Robert L Goldenberg et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Oct.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Maternal mortality rates from the US, UK and Sweden, 1900–2000 Data from references (–4)
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