Progress Toward Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination — Worldwide, 2000–2018
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عنوان ژورنال: MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0149-2195,1545-861X
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6917a2