Maternal morbidity and disability and their consequences: Neglected agenda in maternal health

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 124-130

  Koblinsky, Marge ^a,b   Chowdhury, Mahbub Elahi ^a   Moran, Allisyn ^a,c   Ronsmans, Carine ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

^b JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

^c SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84865102589     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v30i2.11294     Document Type: Review

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