Demonstrating programme impact on maternal mortality

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 16-20

  Graham, Wendy J ^a,b,d   Filippi, Véronique G A ^b,c   Ronsmans, Carine ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c WHO ^*  (Indonesia)

^d ABERDEEN MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEASUREMENT; PREVENTION; SHORT SURVEY;

CRITIQUE; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ESTIMATION TECHNICS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEASUREMENT; MORTALITY; POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; VALIDITY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 0030040347     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/11.1.16     Document Type: Short Survey

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