Determinants of reduction in maternal mortality in Matlab, Bangladesh: a 30-year cohort study

Lancet

Volumn 370, Issue 9595, 2007, Pages 1320-1328

  Chowdhury, Mahbub Elahi ^a   Botlero, Roslin ^a   Koblinsky, Marge ^a   Saha, Sajal Kumar ^a   Dieltiens, Greet ^b   Ronsmans, Carine ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 35048821440     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61573-6     Document Type: Article

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