The paradox of obstetric "near misses": Converting maternal mortality into morbidity

International Journal of Fertility and Women's Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 121-127

  Wilson, Roneé E ^a   Salihu, Hamisu M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Near miss phenotypes; Obstetric near miss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDER; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 41749119377     PISSN: 1534892X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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