Still too far to walk: literature review of the determinants of delivery service use.

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Published in BMC Pregnancy Childbirth on August 11, 2009

Authors

Sabine Gabrysch1, Oona M R Campbell

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK. sabine.gabrysch@gmx.de

Associated clinical trials:

Caring for Providers to Improve Patient Experience Study Phase 2 in Migori County (CPIPE2) | NCT05019131

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