Developing standards for postpartum hemorrhage in a resource-limited country

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 989-1002

  Kongnyuy, Eugene Jusine ^a   Van Den Broek, Nynke ^a  

^a Child and Reproductive Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALAWI; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; STANDARD;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALAWI; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 70350549749     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330902836126     Document Type: Article

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