Emergency obstetric care in Punjab, Pakistan: Improvement needed

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 201-207

  Ali, Moazzam ^a   Ahmed, Khawaja Masuood ^b   Kuroiwa, Chushi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b WHO ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Emergency obstetric care; EmOC services; Maternal health; Pakistan; Process indicators; Public hospitals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC EMERGENCY; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 47349119417     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180701877712     Document Type: Article

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