Stillbirths: the way forward in high-income countries.

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Published in Lancet on April 13, 2011

Authors

Vicki Flenady1, Philippa Middleton, Gordon C Smith, Wes Duke, Jan Jaap Erwich, T Yee Khong, Jim Neilson, Majid Ezzati, Laura Koopmans, David Ellwood, Ruth Fretts, J Frederik Frøen, Lancet's Stillbirths Series steering committee

Author Affiliations

1: Mater Medical Research Institute, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Vicki.Flenady@mmri.mater.org.au

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