Population surveys using validated questionnaires provided useful information on the prevalence of maternal morbidities

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-176

  Souza, Joao P ^a   Parpinelli, Mary A ^a   Amaral, Eliana ^a   Cecatti, Jose G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Demographic health survey; Epidemiology; Maternal complications; Maternal morbidity; Near miss; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; DYSTOCIA; ECLAMPSIA; EMBASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DYSTOCIA; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 37449026513     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.04.009     Document Type: Article

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