Maternal Mortality in Kwazulu/Natal: Need for an Information Database System and Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths in Developing Countries

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 50-54

  Moodley, D ^a   Payne, A J ^a   Moodley, J ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DATA BASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0029974919     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947559602600202     Document Type: Review

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