Maternal mortality in Bahrain 1987-2004: An audit of causes of avoidable death

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 720-730

  Sandhu, A K ^a   Mustafa, F E ^b  

^a SALMANIYA MEDICAL COMPLEX   (Bahrain)

^b ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAHRAIN; BLEEDING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILDBIRTH; EMBOLISM; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BAHRAIN; CAUSALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 48249130097     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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