Maternal mortality trend in Ethiopia

Ethiopian Journal of Health Development

Volumn 24, Issue SPEC. ISSUE 1, 2010, Pages 115-122

  Abdella, Ahmed ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

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EID: 79958254294     PISSN: 10216790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ejhd.v24i1.62953     Document Type: Article

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