Maternal deaths in Pakistan: Intersection of gender, caste, and social exclusion

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Mumtaz, Zubia ^a   Salway, Sarah ^b   Shanner, Laura ^a   Bhatti, Afshan ^a   Laing, Lory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PAKISTAN; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 80755129466     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-11-S2-S4     Document Type: Article

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