Safe motherhood intervention studies in Africa: A review

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 599-607

  Luck, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LABOR COMPLICATION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

AFRICA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0034340384     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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