Availability and use of emergency obstetric care services in public hospitals in Laos PDR: A systems analysis

BioScience Trends

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 318-324

  Douangphachanh, Xaysomphou ^a   Ali, Moazzam ^b   Outavong, Phathammavong ^c   Alongkon, Phengsavanh ^a   Sing, Menorath ^a   Chushi, Kuroiwa ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Laos)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Health System Development   (Laos)

^d Yotsukaido Tokushukai Medical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Emergency obstetric care; Lao PDR; Maternal health; Process indicators; Public hospitals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LAOS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARD; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; LAOS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 79955645792     PISSN: 18817815     EISSN: 18817823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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