Supporting surgery for obstetric fistula - A pioneering centre in Ethiopia that tackles the burden of fistula has become a blueprint for similar services elsewhere in Africa and Asia
Coombes, R.
BMJ 329(7475): 1125
2004
Document Number: 208661
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