Women are still deprived of access to lifesaving essential and emergency obstetric care

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 120-124

  Islam, Monir ^a   Yoshida, Sachiyo ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Emergency obstetric care; Inequity; Maternal mortality; Quality facility services; Social injustice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 67650239149     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.03.022     Document Type: Article

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