The difficulties of conducting maternal death reviews in Malawi

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Kongnyuy, Eugene J ^a   van den Broek, Nynke ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MALAWI; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RISK REDUCTION; WORKSHOP; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENTIALITY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; MORTALITY; PEER REVIEW; PREGNANCY; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENTIALITY; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAWI; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PEER REVIEW; PREGNANCY;

EID: 52749085688     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-8-42     Document Type: Article

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