Improving the health of women in developing countries: The time is now

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 272-274

  Rosenfield, Allan ^a   Schwartz, Karyn ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Eclampsia; Family planning services; HIV; Maternal mortality; Obstructed labor; Postpartum hemorrhage; Toxemia; Unsafe abortion

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN;

ABORTION; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILDBIRTH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG COST; DRUG STABILITY; DYSTOCIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABOR COMPLICATION; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL INFECTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEIZURE; SEXUALITY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 20944448128     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2005.01.010     Document Type: Article

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