The effectiveness of emergency obstetric referral interventions in developing country settings: A systematic review

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Hussein, Julia ^a   Kanguru, Lovney ^a   Astin, Margaret ^b   Munjanja, Stephen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FETUS MORTALITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC EMERGENCY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STILLBIRTH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 84864444808     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001264     Document Type: Review

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