Lessons on safe motherhood

World Health Forum

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 253-260

  AbouZahr, C L ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDWIFE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REVIEW;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATIONS; POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UN; WHO;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0031684659     PISSN: 02512432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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