Why do mothers die? The silent tragedy of maternal mortality

Current Women's Health Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 230-238

  Baraté, Pascale ^a   Temmerman, Marleen ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Health system; Maternal mortality; MDG5; Systemic approach; Women's health

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONSENSUS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 74849088832     PISSN: 15734048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157340409790069943     Document Type: Review

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