Maternal Death, Autopsy Studies, and Lessons from Pathology

Sebastian Lucas

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0050048

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Maternal Death, Autopsy Studies, and Lessons from Pathology

Sebastian Lucas

Maternal Death, Autopsy Studies, and Lessons from Pathology

Sebastian Lucas

Published: February 19, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0050048

About the Authors

Sebastian Lucas

Competing Interests

SL reviewed some of the autopsy histopathology in the cited PLoS study and advised on its interpretation, but had no role in the writing of the article.

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