Aetiology of maternal mortality using verbal autopsy at Sokoto, North-Western Nigeria

African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Garba, Jamila A ^a   Umar, Sadiq ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

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EID: 84925881381     PISSN: 20712928     EISSN: 20712936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v5i1.442     Document Type: Article

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