FIGO save the Mothers Initiative: The Pakistan-UK collaboration

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-87

  Lodhi, S K ^a,b   Sohail, R ^b,c   Zaman, F ^b,c   Tayyab, M ^b,c   Bashir, T ^d   Hudson, C N ^e   Khan, R L ^b,c  

^a KING EDWARD MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Pakistan   (Pakistan)

^c Postgraduate Medical Institute   (Pakistan)

^d Hameed Latif Hospital   (Pakistan)

^e ROYAL COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNAECOLOGISTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EmOC; Maternal mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OBSTETRICS; ORGANIZATION; PAKISTAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

EID: 5444267439     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2004.07.001     Document Type: Article

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