An option for measuring maternal mortality in developing countries: A survey using community informants

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Qomariyah, Siti N ^a   Braunholtz, David ^b   Achadi, Endang L ^a   Witten, Karen H ^b   Pambudi, Eko S ^a   Anggondowati, Trisari ^a   Latief, Kamaluddin ^a   Graham, Wendy J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RURAL AREA; VALIDITY; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH AUXILIARY; INDONESIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDONESIA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 78349287387     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-10-74     Document Type: Article

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