International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
Volume 71, Issue 2 , Pages 127-133 , November 2000

Maternal mortality in a tertiary center after introduction of free antenatal care

  • A Daponte

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Johannesburg Hospital and University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, 7 York Road, Parktown, 2193, South Africa. Tel.+27-11-4883159; fax:+27-11-6463563
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  • F Guidozzi
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  • A Marineanu

Received 8 December 1999 ,Revised 30 March 2000 ,Accepted 5 April 2000.

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International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
Volume 71, Issue 2 , Pages 127-133 , November 2000

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