Cultural explanations for pregnancy loss in rural Jamaica

Anthropology of Pregnancy Loss: Comparative Studies in Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Neo-natal Death

Volumn , Issue , 2020, Pages 39-58

  Sobo, Elisa Janine ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85091541048     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781003135722-4     Document Type: Chapter

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