Pathology of maternal death - the importance of accurate autopsy diagnosis for epidemiologic surveillance and prevention of maternal mortality in developing countries

Maternal Mortality: Risk Factors, Anthropological Perspectives, Prevalence in Developing Countries and Preventive Strategies for Pregnancy-Related Deaths

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 215-255

  Schwartz, David A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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