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Comparing local perspectives on women’s health with statistics on maternal mortality: an ethnobotanical study in Bénin and Gabon
BACKGROUND: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), reproductive health problems are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality for women in Africa. In spite of this scenario and the importance of plants in African health care, limited research has been conducted linking maternal health...
Autores principales: | Towns, Alexandra M, van Andel, Tinde |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3986651/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24679004 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-14-113 |
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