Risk factors for maternal mortality in Delhi slums: A community-based case-control study

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 517-526

  Aggarwal, Abha ^a   Pandey, Arvind ^a   Bhattacharya, B N ^b  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Case control study; Maternal mortality; Risk factors; Snowball sampling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOME; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; LIVE BIRTH; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OBSTETRICS; PARITY; POPULATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL PERIOD; RANDOM SAMPLE; REGISTRATION; RETAINED PLACENTA; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SNOWBALL SAMPLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 34548423253     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.34521     Document Type: Article

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