Availability and quality of emergency obstetric and neonatal care services in Afghanistan

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 192-196

  Kim, Young Mi ^a   Zainullah, Partamin ^a   Mungia, Jaime ^a   Tappis, Hannah ^b   Bartlett, Linda ^b   Zaka, Nabila ^c  

^a JHPIEGO   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c United Nations Children's Fund   (Afghanistan)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Delivery (obstetric standards); Emergency obstetric and neonatal care; Health services availability; Maternal health; Neonatal health

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DYSTOCIA; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEWBORN CARE; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETAINED PLACENTA;

EID: 84856600748     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.10.017     Document Type: Article

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