Identifying practices and ideas to improve the implementation of maternal mortality reduction programmes: Findings from five South Asian countries

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 304-313

  Hussein, J ^a   Newlands, D ^a   D'Ambruoso, L ^a   Thaver, I ^b   Talukder, R ^c   Besana, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Mustashaar   (Pakistan)

^c Golpark   (India)

Author keywords

Good practices; Maternal mortality; Programme implementation

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL POLICY; INDIA; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEPAL; OBSTETRIC CARE; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELEHEALTH; WORK SCHEDULE;

AFGHANISTAN; BANGLADESH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INDIA; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEPAL; PAKISTAN; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 74549142328     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02457.x     Document Type: Article

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