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. 2020 Jan 1;98(1):66-68.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.19.236729. Epub 2019 Nov 29.

Non-clinical interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections: WHO recommendations

Newton Opiyo  1 , Carol Kingdon  2 , Olufemi T Oladapo  1 , João Paulo Souza  1 , Joshua P Vogel  1 , Mercedes Bonet  1 , Maurice Bucagu  3 , Anayda Portela  3 , Frances McConville  3 , Soo Downe  2 , Ahmet Metin Gülmezoglu  1 , Ana Pilar Betrán  1
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Non-clinical interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections: WHO recommendations

Newton Opiyo et al. Bull World Health Organ. .
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