Caesarean birth as a component of surgical services in low- and middle-income countries

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Stanton, Cynthia ^a   Ronsmans, Carine ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; CESAREAN SECTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OBSTETRIC CARE; PLACENTA PREVIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 57149137260     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.08.057653     Document Type: Letter

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