Maternal health: A case study of Rajasthan

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 271-292

  Iyengar, Sharad D ^a   Iyengar, Kirti ^a   Gupta, Vikram ^b  

^a Action Research and Training for Health   (India)

^b Sir Ratan Tata Trust   (India)

Author keywords

Delivery; India; Maternal health; Reproductive health; Skilled birth attendance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTRACEPTION; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIA; INDUCED ABORTION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABORTION, INDUCED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTRACEPTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 67649804060     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v27i2.3369     Document Type: Article

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