Overcoming phase 1 delays: the critical component of obstetric fistula prevention programs in resource-poor countries.

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Published in BMC Pregnancy Childbirth on July 18, 2012

Authors

L Lewis Wall1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, School of Medicine, Washington University in St, Louis, Campus Box 8064, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. WALLL@wudosis.wustl.edu

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