Trends in adverse maternal outcomes during childbirth: a population-based study of severe maternal morbidity
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Trends in adverse maternal outcomes during childbirth: a population-based study of severe maternal morbidity
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1471-2393
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-7