Socio-demographic characteristics and the three delays of maternal mortality

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-98

  Shah, Nusrat ^a,b   Hossain, Nazli ^a   Shoaib, Rizwana ^a   Hussain, Ayesha ^a   Gillani, Rehma ^a   Khan, Nusrat H ^a  

^a DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Delays; Maternal mortality; Socio demographic characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PAKISTAN; PARITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL CLASS; THERAPY DELAY;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PAKISTAN; PARITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 64149090341     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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