"I am nothing": experiences of loss among women suffering from severe birth injuries in Tanzania.

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Published in BMC Womens Health on November 15, 2011

Authors

Lilian T Mselle1, Karen Marie Moland, Bjørg Evjen-Olsen, Abu Mvungi, Thecla W Kohi

Author Affiliations

1: School of Nursing, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. nakutz@yahoo.com

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