Birth choices in Timor-Leste: a framework for understanding the use of maternal health services in low resource settings.

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Published in Soc Sci Med on September 29, 2010

Authors

Kayli Wild1, Lesley Barclay, Paul Kelly, Nelson Martins

Author Affiliations

1: Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, Northern Territory 0811, Australia. kayli.wild@menzies.edu.au

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