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Maternal Death in Rural Ghana: A Case Study in the Upper East Region of Ghana

Maternal mortality remains a challenge in providing quality maternal and other reproductive healthcare services in Ghana. This is a case investigation of a maternal death in rural Ghana that seeks to unravel the circumstances that lead to her death. We conducted three in-depth interviews with health...

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Autores principales:	Apanga, Paschal Awingura, Awoonor-Williams, John Koku
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
Materias:	Public Health
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5900389/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29686982 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00101

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