How did Nepal reduce the maternal mortality? A result from analysing the determinants of maternal mortality

Journal of the Nepal Medical Association

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 88-94

  Karkee, Rajendra ^a  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Determinants; Maternal mortality; Nepal; Reduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHER; NEPAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84875153285     PISSN: 00282715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.31729/jnma.77     Document Type: Review

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