Review of causes of maternal deaths in Botswana in 2010

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 537-542

  Ray, S ^a   Madzimbamuto, F D ^a   Ramagola Masire, D ^b   Phillips, R ^b   Mogobe, K D ^a   Haverkamp, M ^b   Mokatedi, M ^a   Motana, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b BOTSWANA UPENN PARTNERSHIP   (Botswana)

^c Maternal Mortality Project   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BOTSWANA; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PUERPERIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS;

EID: 84880783579     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.6723     Document Type: Article

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