Analysis of ante-partum maternal morbidity in rural Bangladesh

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 22-27

  Chakraborty, Nitai ^a   Islam, M Ataharul ^a   Chowdhury, Rafiqul Islam ^b   Bari, Wasimul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Ante partum; Life table; Life threatening; Morbidity; Prospective study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDEMA; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RURAL AREA; VOMITING; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLEEDING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; INCIDENCE; LIFE TABLE; MATERNAL AGE; MORBIDITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BANGLADESH; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE TABLES; MATERNAL AGE; MORBIDITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SEIZURES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VOMITING;

EID: 0037762783     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1584.2003.00478.x     Document Type: Article

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