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Access to Safe Obstetric Surgical Care in Low-Income Countries

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  1. Center for Surgery and Public Health, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 1620 Tremont Street, Suite 4-020, Boston, MA, 02120, USA

    Jeffrey J. Leow & Robert Riviello

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Butare, Rwanda

    Stephen Rulisa

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Leow, J.J., Riviello, R. & Rulisa, S. Access to Safe Obstetric Surgical Care in Low-Income Countries. World J Surg 40, 2289–2290 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-016-3638-3

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