Relative and absolute addressability of global disease burden in maternal and perinatal health by investment in R&D

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 662-668

  Fisk, Nicholas M ^a   Mckee, Martin ^b   Atun, Rifat ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Global disease burden; Maternal; Mortality; Perinatal

Indexed keywords

DELPHI ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; DRUG; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; MORTALITY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SERVICE PROVISION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG RESEARCH; FUNDING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MATERNAL DISEASE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL MORBIDITY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL WELFARE; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79955757525     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02778.x     Document Type: Article

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