Promoting access: The use of maternity waiting homes to achieve safe motherhood
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The tyranny of distance: maternity waiting homes and access to birthing facilities in rural Timor-Leste.
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عنوان ژورنال: Midwifery
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0266-6138
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.07.020