Skilled attendants for pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal care

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 67, Issue , 2003, Pages 39-57

  De Bernis, Luc ^a   Sherratt, Della R ^a   AbouZahr, Carla ^a   Van Lerberghe, Wim ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MALAYSIA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDDLE EAST; MIDWIFE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKILL; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SRI LANKA; TEAMWORK; THAILAND; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDWIFERY; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 1642430741     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldg017     Document Type: Review

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