Maternal Mortality and Its Correlates: Practical Implications of Data Analysis Across Multiple Countries

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 612-619

  Sagynbekov, Ken Imanak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birth rate; Income; Maternal mortality; Maternal welfare

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FERTILITY RATE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INCOME; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORTALITY RATE; NORTH AFRICA; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SOCIAL STATUS; BIRTH RATE; HEALTH; MATERNAL WELFARE; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BIRTH RATE; INCOME; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE;

BIRTH RATE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84885168325     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(15)30878-1     Document Type: Article

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