Identifying factors associated with maternal deaths in Jharkhand, India: A verbal autopsy study

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 262-271

  Khan, Nizamuddin ^a   Pradhan, Manas Ranjan ^b  

^a India Habitat Centre   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Delays; Factors; India; Maternal death; Treatment; Verbal autopsy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879538832     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/jhpn.v31i2.16391     Document Type: Article

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