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. 2013 Oct 1;91(10):794-6.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.13.117564. Epub 2013 Aug 6.

Measuring maternal health: focus on maternal morbidity

Tabassum Firoz  1 , Doris Chou, Peter von Dadelszen, Priya Agrawal, Rachel Vanderkruik, Ozge Tunçalp, Laura A Magee, Nynke van Den Broek, Lale Say; Maternal Morbidity Working Group
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Measuring maternal health: focus on maternal morbidity

Tabassum Firoz et al. Bull World Health Organ. .
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