Maternal mortality in Kenya: The state of health facilities in a rural district

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 468-472

  Rogo, K O ^a   Aloo Obunga, C ^b   Ombaka, C ^a   Oguttu, M ^c   Orero, S ^d   Oyoo, C ^d   Odera, J ^a  

^a Oncology ^*  (Kenya)

^b Family Health International   (Kenya)

^c Public Health   (Kenya)

^d Kenya Obstetrical and Gynecological Society   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KENYA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREGNANCY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARD;

DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; KENYA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 0035468088     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v78i9.8977     Document Type: Article

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