Severe acute maternal morbidity in low-income countries

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 305-316

  Ronsmans, Carine ^a  

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

Author keywords

developing countries; life saving osbtetric surgery; near miss; severe acute maternal morbidity

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MONITORING; OBSTETRIC CARE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 67349134273     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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