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Post-partum Hemorrhage and Maternal Mortality in Low-Income Countries and the Forgotten Role of Interventional Radiology

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  1. Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Oxford University Hospitals, NHS Trust, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, UK

    Gregory C. Makris

  2. Global Engagement Division, Health Education England, Oxford Business Park, Oxford, UK

    Ged Byrne

  3. Surgical Division, Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Neapoleos 9, Marousi, UK

    Gregory C. Makris

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Makris, G.C., Byrne, G. Post-partum Hemorrhage and Maternal Mortality in Low-Income Countries and the Forgotten Role of Interventional Radiology. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 42, 1810–1811 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-019-02339-x

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