Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity Surveillance in Canada

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1140-1146

  Allen, Victoria M ^a,g   Campbell, Melanie ^b,g   Carson, George ^c,g   Fraser, William ^d,g   Liston, Robert M ^e,g   Walker, Mark ^f,g   Barrett, Jon ^b,g   Anthony Armson, B ^g   Bartholomew, Sharon ^g   Baskett, Thomas F ^g   Blake, Jennifer ^g   Bocking, Alan ^g   Cecatti, Jose G ^g   Chan, Wee Shian ^g   Coetzee, Johan ^h   Gysler, Mathias ^g   Katherine, Wendy ^g   Keith, Louis ^g   Moskal, Lori ^g   Say, Lale ^g   Senikas, Vyta ^g   Sermer, Matthew ^g   Wen, Shi Wu ^g   Wood, Patricia ^g   more..

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^g NONE   (Switzerland)

^h NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Maternal morbidity; Maternal mortality; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL DEATH; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL NEAR MISS; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 79961010393     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34737-5     Document Type: Article

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