Haemorrhage and maternal morbidity and mortality in Pakistan

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 576-577

  Pal, Sadiah Ahsan ^a  

^a OMI Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN;

ABORTION; ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DELIVERY; DRUG COST; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EDITORIAL; EMPOWERMENT; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MOBILE PHONE; PAKISTAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEMEDICINE; BLEEDING; FEMALE; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PUERPERIUM;

FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PAKISTAN; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 38349151937     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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