Maternal death audit- institutional based maternal death review in four major hospitals of Municipal Corporation of Delhi
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Severe acute maternal morbidity and maternal death audit--a rapid diagnostic tool for evaluating maternal care.
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2091-0576,2467-9100
DOI: 10.3126/ajms.v6i4.11237