Geographic accessibility to obstetric care and maternal mortality in a large metropolitan area of Brazil

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-29

  Simões, Patrícia P ^a   Almeida, Renan M V R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Geographic Information Systems device; Health care accessibility; Maternal mortality

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 78650012937     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.07.031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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