Maternal death reviews at a rural hospital in Malawi

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-77

  Vink, Naomi M ^a   De Jonge, Hendrik C C ^b   Ter Haar, Reynier ^c   Chizimba, Ellen M ^c   Stekelenburg, Jelle ^d  

^a Maasstad Hospital Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Nkhoma Church of Central Africa Presbyterian Hospital   (Malawi)

^d MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Maternal death; Meningitis; Pregnancy; Three delays model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MENINGITIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84871714918     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.07.028     Document Type: Article

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