Elisabeth Darj
Affiliated Researcher at Department of Women's and Children's Health; International Maternal and Reproductive Health and Migration
- Telephone:
- +46 18 611 57 62
- E-mail:
- elisabeth.darj@uu.se
- Visiting address:
- MTC-huset, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 14B, 1 tr
752 37 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset
751 85 UPPSALA
Short presentation
Elisabeth Darj, MD. PhD. Jag är gästprofessor vid IMCH, där jag tidigare har arbetat under många år. Sedan 2013 är jag den första professorn i global hälsa vid Norges teknisk-naturvitenskaplige universitet, NTNU. Jag är också anställd som överläkare och ledare för forsknings- och utvecklingsgruppen vid kvinnokliniken, St Olavs hospital samt ledare för den nationella forskarskolan i global hälsa. Min forskning rör olika aspekter av reproduktiv hälsa och framför allt i Afrika, Asien och Europa.

Publications
Recent publications
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Part of International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2026
- DOI for Experiences of a postpartum depression prevention programme in a circumpolar setting: insights from pregnant women and healthcare providers
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Part of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2026
- DOI for Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with hyperemesis gravidarum in pregnant women in European Arctic Russia, 2006–2018
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Part of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2026
- DOI for Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with hyperemesis gravidarum in pregnant women in European Arctic Russia, 2006-2018
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Part of BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2025
- DOI for Smartphone-based screening of neonatal jaundice in three populations in low and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study
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Part of Global Health Action, 2024
- DOI for Challenges and possible improvements for healthcare teams at outreach clinics in Nepal: a qualitative study
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All publications
Articles in journal
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Part of International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2026
- DOI for Experiences of a postpartum depression prevention programme in a circumpolar setting: insights from pregnant women and healthcare providers
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Part of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2026
- DOI for Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with hyperemesis gravidarum in pregnant women in European Arctic Russia, 2006–2018
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Part of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2026
- DOI for Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with hyperemesis gravidarum in pregnant women in European Arctic Russia, 2006-2018
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Part of BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2025
- DOI for Smartphone-based screening of neonatal jaundice in three populations in low and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study
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Part of Global Health Action, 2024
- DOI for Challenges and possible improvements for healthcare teams at outreach clinics in Nepal: a qualitative study
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Awareness of postpartum depression among midwives and pregnant women in Arkhangelsk, Arctic Russia
Part of Global Health Action, 2024
- DOI for Awareness of postpartum depression among midwives and pregnant women in Arkhangelsk, Arctic Russia
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Women's experience of preterm birth in an East African context: a qualitative study
Part of African Health Sciences, p. 151-162, 2024
- DOI for Women's experience of preterm birth in an East African context: a qualitative study
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Part of African Health Sciences, p. 193-201, 2023
- DOI for Challenges and recommendations for addressing under-five pneumonia morbidity and mortality in Nigeria
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Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 2532-2538, 2020
- DOI for Bilirubin estimates from smartphone images of newborn infants' skin correlated highly to serum bilirubin levels.
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Response to letter to the editor
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 2823-2823, 2020
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'Violence exists to show manhood': Nepali men's views on domestic violence - a qualitative study
Part of Global Health Action, 2020
- DOI for 'Violence exists to show manhood': Nepali men's views on domestic violence - a qualitative study
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Part of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019
- DOI for A much valued tool that also brings ethical dilemmas - a qualitative study of Norwegian midwives' experiences and views on the role of obstetric ultrasound
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Barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening in Nepal: A qualitative study
Part of Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare, p. 20-26, 2019
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Part of Reproductive Health, 2019
- DOI for "Confidence comes with frequent practice": health professionals' perceptions of using manual vacuum aspiration after a training program
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Novel Y-Chromosome Long Non-Coding RNAs Expressed in Human Male CNS During Early Development
Part of Frontiers in Genetics, 2019
- DOI for Novel Y-Chromosome Long Non-Coding RNAs Expressed in Human Male CNS During Early Development
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Domestic violence and perinatal outcomes - a prospective cohort study from Nepal
Part of BMC Public Health, 2019
- DOI for Domestic violence and perinatal outcomes - a prospective cohort study from Nepal
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Part of Global Health Action, 2019
- DOI for Perceptions on the sexual harassment of female nurses in a state hospital in Sri Lanka: a qualitative study
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Part of Global Health Action, 2019
- DOI for Pharmacists' perception of their challenges at work, focusing on antimicrobial resistance: a qualitative study from Bangladesh
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Caesarean section performed by medical doctors and associate clinicians in Sierra Leone.
Part of British Journal of Surgery, 2019
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Part of MedEdPublish, 2018
- DOI for Training university teachers and students in Sri Lanka on Gender Based Violence: testing of a participatory training program
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2018
- DOI for Induction of labor after one previous Cesarean section in women with an unfavorable cervix: A retrospective cohort study
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Part of Midwifery, p. 23-28, 2018
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Part of Global Health Action, 2018
- DOI for Challenges in day-to-day midwifery practice: a qualitative study from a regional referral hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Women's experiences of miscarriage related to diagnosis, duration, and type of treatment
Part of Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, p. 1491-1498, 2018
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2018
- DOI for Exposure to domestic violence influences pregnant women's preparedness for childbirth in Nepal: A cross-sectional study
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Part of Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare, p. 69-76, 2018
- DOI for Norwegian obstetricians’ experiences of the use of ultrasound in pregnancy management: A qualitative study
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Part of BMJ Global Health, 2018
- DOI for Effects of refresher training on the use of manual vacuum aspiration in the treatment of incomplete abortions: a quasi-experimental study in Malawi.
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, p. 785-793, 2018
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Part of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018
- DOI for The Use of Manual Vacuum Aspiration in the Treatment of Incomplete Abortions: A Descriptive Study from Three Public Hospitals in Malawi
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Part of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2017
- DOI for "I Am Ready and Willing to Provide the Service … Though My Religion Frowns on Abortion"-Ghanaian Midwives' Mixed Attitudes to Abortion Services: A Qualitative Study
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Midwives’ and obstetricians’ views on appropriate obstetric sonography in Norway
Part of Sexual & Reproductive Health Care, 2017
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Part of Global Health Action, 2017
- DOI for Why do women not adhere to advice on maternal referral in rural Tanzania?: Narratives of women and their family members
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Labor Induction with Orally Administrated Misoprostol: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Part of BioMed Research International, 2017
- DOI for Labor Induction with Orally Administrated Misoprostol: A Retrospective Cohort Study
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Part of Global Health Action, 2017
- DOI for 'Even though a man takes the major role, he has no right to abuse': future male leaders' views on gender-based violence in Sri Lanka
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Part of Global Health Action, 2016
- DOI for Community Health workers can improve male involvement in maternal health: Evidence from rural Tanzania
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Part of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2016
- DOI for Effectiveness of the Home Based Life Saving Skills training by community health workers on knowledge of danger signs, birth preparedness, complication readiness and facility delivery, among women in Rural Tanzania
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Part of Biology of Sex Differences, 2016
- DOI for Spatial sexual dimorphism of X and Y homolog gene expression in the human central nervous system during early male development
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Exploring the Role of Ad Hoc Grassroots Organizations Providing Humanitarian Aid on Lesvos, Greece
Part of PLOS Currents, 2016
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The Impact of the West Africa Ebola Outbreak on Obstetric Health Care in Sierra Leone.
Part of PLOS ONE, 2016
- DOI for The Impact of the West Africa Ebola Outbreak on Obstetric Health Care in Sierra Leone.
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Lactate in Amniotic Fluid: Predictor of Labor Outcome in Oxytocin-Augmented Primiparas' Deliveries
Part of PLOS ONE, 2016
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Community perceptions on domestic violence against pregnant women in Nepal: a qualitative study
Part of Global Health Action, 2016
- DOI for Community perceptions on domestic violence against pregnant women in Nepal: a qualitative study
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Part of BMC Public Health, 2015
- DOI for Knowledge and attitude towards rape and child sexual abuse - a community-based cross-sectional study in Rural Tanzania
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"The fairer the better?": Use of potentially toxic skin bleaching products
Part of African Health Sciences, p. 1074-1080, 2015
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2015
- DOI for Men's Knowledge of Obstetric Danger Signs, Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness in Rural Tanzania
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Part of Global Health Action, 2015
- DOI for A community-based intervention for improving health-seeking behavior among sexual violence survivors: A controlled before and after design study in rural Tanzania
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Part of Global Health Action, p. 1-U12, 2015
- DOI for Birth preparedness and complication readiness - a qualitative study among community members in rural Tanzania
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Part of Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, p. 80-85, 2014
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Community perceptions of rape and child sexual abuse: a qualitative study in rural Tanzania
Part of BMC International Health and Human Rights, p. 23, 2014
- DOI for Community perceptions of rape and child sexual abuse: a qualitative study in rural Tanzania
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Part of BMC International Health and Human Rights, p. 4, 2013
- DOI for Prolonged sexual abstinence after childbirth: gendered norms and perceived family health risks. Focus group discussions in a Tanzanian suburb
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Part of Tanzanian Journal of Health Research, p. 1-7, 2013
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Autonomy and dependence: experiences of home abortion, contraception and prevention
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, p. 569-579, 2013
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Part of Läkartidningen, p. 1658-1661, 2013
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Part of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, p. 107, 2013
- DOI for Increasing caesarean section rates among low-risk groups: a panel study classifying deliveries according to Robson at a university hospital in Tanzania
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Part of Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, p. 271-275, 2013
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Women and men's satisfaction with care related to induced abortion
Part of European journal of contraception & reproductive health care, p. 260-269, 2012
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Access to healthcare for disabled persons: How are blind people reached by HIV services?
Part of Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare, p. 49-53, 2012
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, p. 211-216, 2012
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Self-reported sexual behaviour among adolescent girls in Uganda: reliability of data debated
Part of African Health Sciences, p. 383-389, 2011
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Part of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, p. 98, 2011
- DOI for Informal support to first-parents after childbirth: a qualitative study in low-income suburbs of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Knowledge of cervical cancer and screening practices of nurses at a regional hospital in Tanzania
Part of African Health Sciences, p. 48-57, 2011
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Part of European journal of contraception & reproductive health care, p. 369-377, 2011
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Part of Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare, p. 111-115, 2010
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Quality of antenatal care in rural Tanzania: counselling on pregnancy danger signs
Part of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2010
- DOI for Quality of antenatal care in rural Tanzania: counselling on pregnancy danger signs
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Part of BMC Health Services Research, p. 326, 2010
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First-time parents' experiences of home-based postnatal care in Sweden
Part of Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, p. 131-137, 2010
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Rural Tanzanian women's awareness of danger signs of obstetric complications
Part of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2009
- DOI for Rural Tanzanian women's awareness of danger signs of obstetric complications
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Part of Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health, p. 173-180, 2009
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Part of Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, p. 354-359, 2008
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Part of African Journal of Reproductive Health, p. 120-131, 2008
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Part of European journal of contraception & reproductive health care, p. 111-118, 2007
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Responses to VCT for HIV among young people in Kampala, Uganda
Part of African Journal of AIDS Research, p. 215-222, 2007
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Part of Journal of Adolescent Health, p. 213-221, 2006
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Part of AIDS Care, p. 710-716, 2006
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Part of Läkartidningen, p. 3342-3346, 2004
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Ungdomars syn på kondomanvändning
Part of Hälsa & Miljö: I Skolan, p. 22-25, 2004
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What type of information do parents need after being discharged directly from the delivery ward?
Part of Upsala J Med Sci, p. 229-238, 2004
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Kortare kö och bättre arbetsmiljö!
Part of Läkartidningen, p. 2847-2851, 2003
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Gene expression of cytochrome P450 1B1 and 2D6 in leukocytes in human pregnancy
Part of Pharmacology and Toxicology, p. 295-9, 2003
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Ungdomars syn på kondomanvändning
Part of Läkartidningen, p. 3510-3516, 2003
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Part of African Health Sciences, p. 107-113, 2002
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Part of Läkartidningen, p. 41-44, 2002
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Part of Läkartidningen, p. 2942-2943, 2001
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Very early discharge from hospital after normal deliveries
Part of Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, p. 57-66, 2000
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Ultrasonographic blood flow measurement in the carotid arteries in postmenopausal women
Part of Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation, p. 20-25, 1999
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The Misgav Ladach method for cesarean section compared to the Pfannenstiel method
Part of ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA, p. 37-41, 1999
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Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1, a quick way to detect amniotic fluid
Part of Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, p. 295-297, 1998
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Induction of CYP2D6 in pregnancy
Part of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, p. 400-7, 1997
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Engelsk undervisning stimulerar och hämma: Klinisk grundkurs som del i EU-projekt
Part of Läkartidningen, p. 126-128, 1997
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Oral progesterone opposing postmenopausal estrogen replacement therapy
Part of Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, p. 404-405, 1995
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Ki-67 Immunostaining of endometrial biopsies with special reference to hormone replacement therapy
Part of Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation, p. 120-124, 1995
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Natural micronized progesterone orally administered in postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy
Part of European Menopause Journal, p. 16, 1995
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Liver metabolism during treatment with estradiol and progesterone
Part of Gynecological Endocrinology, p. 111-114, 1993
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Effects on lipids and lipoproteins in women treated with estradiol and progesterone
Part of Maturitas, p. 209, 1992
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Clinical and endometrial effects of oestradiol and progesterone in postmenopausal women
Part of Maturitas, p. 109-115, 1991
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Part of Obstetrics and Gynecology, p. 755-758, 1987
Articles, review/survey
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Part of Global Health Action, 2016
- DOI for Evaluation of a training program for health care workers to improve the quality of care for rape survivors: a quasi-experimental design study in Morogoro, Tanzania
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