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1996 • 303 citations

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1994 • 288 citations

Where giving birth is a forecast of death: maternal mortality in four districts of Afghanistan, 1999–2002

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1998 • 161 citations

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2004 • 154 citations

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Maternal Mortality in Nigeria: The Real Issues

1997 • 129 citations

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1996 • 50 citations

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