Maternal mortality: An enduring epidemic

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 214-223

  Anderson, Frank W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Human resources for health; Maternal mortality; Millennium development goals; Reproductive health; Safe motherhood

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DYING; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK;

FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 67650818500     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181a4bd53     Document Type: Article

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