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Editorial
. 2020 Dec;5(12):e004119.
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004119.

Harmonisation of maternal health biorepositories in sub-Saharan Africa

Donna Russell  1
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Editorial

Harmonisation of maternal health biorepositories in sub-Saharan Africa

Donna Russell. BMJ Glob Health. 2020 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: cohort study; maternal health; obstetrics.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: The author served as a biobanking consultant helping to set up maternal collections and incountry biorepositories for the AMANHI, PRECISE and HeLTI study networks.

Comment on

  • Pregnancy cohorts and biobanking in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.
    Bone JN, Pickerill K, Woo Kinshella ML, Vidler M, Craik R, Poston L, Stones W, Sevene E, Temmerman M, Koech Etyang A, Roca A, Russell D, Tribe RM, von Dadelszen P, Magee LA; PRECISE Network. Bone JN, et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2020 Nov;5(11):e003716. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003716. BMJ Glob Health. 2020. PMID: 33243854 Free PMC article.

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