Minding the gaps: A reassessment of the challenges to safe motherhood

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 978-983

  Graham, Wendy J ^a   Hussein, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CONSULTATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; RESEARCH ETHICS; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34250822837     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.073692     Document Type: Review

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