Monitoring unmet obstetric need at district level in Morocco

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 584-591

  Belghiti, A ^a   De Brouwere, V ^b   Kegels, G ^b   Van Lerberghe, W ^b  

^a Taounate Medical Province ^*  (Morocco)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

District health system; Monitoring; Morocco; Needs assessment; Obstetrics; Unmet obstetric need

Indexed keywords

HEALTHCARE; MATERNAL HEALTH; OBSTETRIC NEED;

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MOROCCO;

FEMALE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOROCCO; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

MOROCCO, TAOUNATE;

EID: 0031828894     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1998.00276.x     Document Type: Article

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