The magnitude of the maternal mortality problem in sub-Saharan Africa

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1987, Pages 551-558

  Boerma, Ties ^a  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

data collection; maternal mortality; sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FATALITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; SHORT SURVEY;

ABORTION, INDUCED; AFRICA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0023121479     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(87)90345-5     Document Type: Article

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