Trends in maternal mortality in Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-32

  Al Meshari, A ^a   Chattopadhyay, S K ^b   Younes, B ^c   Hassonah, M ^d  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Children's and Maternity Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences   (Saudi Arabia)

^d KING FAHAD MEDICAL CITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Maternal mortality; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MULTIPARA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; UTERUS RUPTURE;

EID: 0030021616     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7292(95)02556-1     Document Type: Article

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