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Public Health Midwives as a Family Health Care Worker to Promote Vaginal Health: Evidence from a Community Study in Sri Lanka

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ILANKOON IM, GOONEWARDENA CSE, FERNANDOPULLE RC, PERERA PPR. Public Health Midwives as a Family Health Care Worker to Promote Vaginal Health: Evidence from a Community Study in Sri Lanka. Iran J Public Health. 2020;49(5):1003-1005.