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National estimates for maternal mortality: an analysis based on the WHO systematic review of maternal mortality and morbidity

Ana P Betrán1*, Daniel Wojdyla2, Samuel F Posner3 and A Metin Gülmezoglu1

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1 UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

2 Centro Rosarino de Estudios Perinatales, and Escuela de Estadística, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina

3 Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA

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BMC Public Health 2005, 5:131 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-5-131

Published: 12 December 2005

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National estimates listing. List of countries for which national MMRs were identified through the systematic review, and for each country, the ratio, period of time to which the estimate refers and the study design.

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