Socio-economic improvements and health system strengthening of maternity care are contributing to maternal mortality reduction in Cambodia

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 20, Issue 39, 2012, Pages 62-72

  Liljestrand, Jerker ^a   Sambath, Mean Reatanak ^a  

^a University Research Co   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Communications; Economic and social development; Health system strengthening; Human resources; Maternal mortality; Maternity care; Midwifery

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CAMBODIA; CANCER PREVENTION; EMERGENCY CARE; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL CRIME; SKILL; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELECOMMUNICATION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ABORTION, LEGAL; CAMBODIA; CESAREAN SECTION; COMMUNICATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDWIFERY; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84863841605     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: 14609576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(12)39620-1     Document Type: Article

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