Maternal death surveillance and response

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 779-

  Danel, Isabella ^a   Graham, Wendy J ^b   Boerma, Ties ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DELIVERY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERNET; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REGISTER; TREND STUDY; UNITED NATIONS; VITAL STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 80055109756     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.097220     Document Type: Editorial

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