Pregnancy-Related Mortality Surveillance - United States, 1987-1990

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 46, Issue SUPPL. 4, 1997, Pages 17-36

  Koonin, Lisa M ^a   MacKay, Andrea P ^a   Berg, Cynthia J ^a   Atrash, Hani K ^a   Smith, Jack C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031559413     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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