Severe acute maternal morbidity in rural South Africa

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 180-187

  Gandhi, M N ^a   Welz, T ^b   Ronsmans, C ^c  

^a Bethesda Hospital   (South Africa)

^b AFRICA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Audit; Complications; Maternal health; Near miss; Obstetrics; Pregnancy; Severe acute maternal morbidity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SEVERE ACUTE MATERNAL MORBIDITY; SOUTH AFRICA; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 7444268951     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2004.07.012     Document Type: Article

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