Maternal and neonatal survival and mortality in the Upper West Region of Ghana

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 208-210

  Issah, Kofi ^a   Nang Beifubah, Alexis ^a   Opoku, Chris F ^a  

^a GHANA HEALTH SERVICE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ghana; Kangaroo mother care; Maternal death audits; Midwives; Neonatal survival

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KANGAROO CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79955955526     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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