Maternal mortality in rural South Africa: the impact of case definition on levels and trends

Maternal mortality in rural South Africa: the impact of case definition on levels and trends

Michel Garenne,1–3 Kathleen Kahn,1,4,5 Mark A Collinson,1,4,5 F Xavier Gómez-Olivé,1,5 Stephen Tollman1,4,51MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersr...

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Main Authors:	Garenne M, Kahn K, Collinson MA, G&oacute;mez-Oliv&eacute; FX, Tollman S
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dove Medical Press 2013-08-01
Series:	International Journal of Women's Health
Online Access:	http://www.dovepress.com/maternal-mortality-in-rural-south-africa-the-impact-of-case-definition-a13915

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