Nationwide maternal mortality in surinam

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-59

  Mungra, A ^a   van Kanten, R W ^b   Kanhai, H H H ^a   van Roosmalen, J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Diakonessen Hospital Paramaribo   (Suriname)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURINAME;

AMERICAS; CAUSES OF DEATH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY--DETERMINANTS; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; MORTALITY; POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH REPORT; SOUTH AMERICA; SURINAME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SURINAME;

EID: 0032916854     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1999.tb08085.x     Document Type: Article

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