Traditional birth attendants are an effective resource

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 344, Issue 7840, 2012, Pages

  Hodnett, Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDBIRTH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; FEMALE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDWIFE; NOTE; PREGNANCY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDWIFERY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84860595832     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e365     Document Type: Editorial

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