Letter: Abortion and maternal deaths.
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Towards elimination of maternal deaths: maternal deaths surveillance and response
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1976
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.6034.524-d