Effectiveness of strategies incorporating training and support of traditional birth attendants on perinatal and maternal mortality: meta-analysis.

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Published in BMJ on December 01, 2011

Authors

Amie Wilson1, Ioannis D Gallos, Nieves Plana, David Lissauer, Khalid S Khan, Javier Zamora, Christine MacArthur, Arri Coomarasamy

Author Affiliations

1: School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.

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