Impact of inter-facility transport on maternal mortality in the free state province

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 534-537

  Schoon, M G ^a,b  

^a Free State Department of Health   (South Africa)

^b Free State University   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 84880783371     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.6828     Document Type: Article

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