Factors associated with maternal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: An ecological study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Alvarez, Jose Luis ^a   Gil, Ruth ^a   Hernández, Valentín ^a   Gil, Angel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75149167869     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-462     Document Type: Article

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