Aims, options and outcomes in measuring maternal mortality in developing societies

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 968-972

  Berhane, Y ^a   Andersson, T ^b   Wall, S ^b   Byass, P ^b   Hogberg U ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b Department of Epidemiology ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Africa; Ethiopia; Maternal mortality; Population; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 0033773083     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2000.079011968.x     Document Type: Article

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