Using a GIS to model interventions to strengthen the emergency referral system for maternal and newborn health in Ethiopia

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 300-309

  Bailey, Patricia E ^a   Keyes, Emily B ^a   Parker, Caleb ^a   Abdullah, Muna ^b   Kebede, Henok ^c   Freedman, Lynn ^d  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNFPA   (Ethiopia)

^c WHO   (Ethiopia)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; GIS; Maternal mortality; Network analysis; Referral networks; Referral system

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHIOPIA; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; MATERNAL CARE; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TIME; TRAVEL;

EID: 80955145766     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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