Inequality in Maternal mortality in Iran: An ecologic study

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 116-121

  Tajik, Parvin ^a   Nedjat, Saharnaz ^a,b   Afshar, Nozhat Emami ^c   Changizi, Nasrin ^c   Yazdizadeh, Bahareh ^b   Azemikhah, Arash ^c   Aamrolalaei, Sima ^b   Majdzadeh, Reza ^a,b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ecologic study; Inequality; Iran; Maternal mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; IRAN; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 84856657032     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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