WHO systematic review of randomised controlled trials of routine antenatal care

Lancet

Volumn 357, Issue 9268, 2001, Pages 1565-1570

  Carroli, Guillermo ^a   Villar, José ^b   Piaggio, Gilda ^c   Khan Neelofur, Dina ^b   Gülmezoglu, Metin ^b   Mugford, Miranda ^c   Lumbiganon, Pisake ^d   Farnot, Ubaldo ^e   Bersgjø, Per ^f  

^a Centro Rosarino de Estudios Perinatales   (Argentina)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e HOSPITAL CLINICOQUIRÚRGICO HERMANOS AMEIJEIRAS   (Cuba)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0035912546     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)04723-1     Document Type: Article

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