Maternal mortality studies in Ethiopia-Magnitude, causes and trends

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 95-108

  Gaym, Asheber ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Maternal death causes; Maternal deaths; Maternal mortality ratio; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957292739     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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