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- 28
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Brigitte Jordan
(1989).
Cosmopolitical obstetrics: Some insights from the training of traditional midwives.
Social Science & Medicine
, 28
(9)
, 925-937.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0277-9536(89)90317-1
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- 10.1016/0277-9536(89)90317-1