Maternal deaths averted by contraceptive use: An analysis of 172 countries

The Lancet

Volumn 380, Issue 9837, 2012, Pages 111-125

  Ahmed, Saifuddin ^a   Li, Qingfeng ^a   Liu, Li ^a   Tsui, Amy O ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CONTRACEPTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NORTH AFRICA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; USSR; BIRTH RATE; FAMILY PLANNING; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH RATE; CONTRACEPTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863718620     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60478-4     Document Type: Article

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