Survival among motherless children in rural and urban areas in Guinea-Bissau.

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Published in Acta Paediatr on January 01, 2004

Authors

T N Masmas1, H Jensen, D da Silva, L Høj, A Sandström, P Aaby

Author Affiliations

1: Projecto de, Saúde de Bandim, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Denmark. masmas@dadlnet.dk

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