Beyond the Numbers: Reviewing maternal deaths and complications to make pregnancy safer

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 67, Issue , 2003, Pages 27-37

  Lewis, Gwyneth ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 1642430743     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldg009     Document Type: Review

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