Socio-cultural factors, gender roles and religious ideologies contributing to Caesarian-section refusal in Nigeria
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Socio-cultural factors, gender roles and religious ideologies contributing to Caesarian-section refusal in Nigeria
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عنوان ژورنال: Reproductive Health
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1742-4755
DOI: 10.1186/s12978-015-0050-7