Progress report on maternal and infant mortality in the EMR: socioeconomic implications and urgent need for control
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(1990). Progress report on maternal and infant mortality in the EMR: socioeconomic implications and urgent need for control. http://www.who.int/iris/handle/10665/120984
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6 p. ; 30 cm.Gov't Doc #
EM/RC37/6Agenda item 8
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