Exploring inequalities in access to and use of maternal health services in South Africa.

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Published in BMC Health Serv Res on May 21, 2012

Authors

Sheetal P Silal1, Loveday Penn-Kekana, Bronwyn Harris, Stephen Birch, Diane McIntyre

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa. sheetal.silal@uct.ac.za

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