Actions needed to improve maternal health

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-119

  Al Saleh, Eyad ^a   Di Renzo, Gian Carlo ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Birth outcome; Infection transmission; Lifestyle; Maternal health; Perinatal mortality

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGING; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD HEALTH; CHRONIC STRESS; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABIT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFECTION; LIFESTYLE; MATERNAL WELFARE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

EID: 67650340452     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.03.021     Document Type: Article

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