The effect of health-facility admission and skilled birth attendant coverage on maternal survival in India: A case-control analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Montgomery, Ann L ^a   Fadel, Shaza ^a   Kumar, Rajesh ^b   Bondy, Sue ^c   Moineddin, Rahim ^d,e   Jha, Prabhat ^a,c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROBABILITY; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICE; MIDWIFE; PREGNANCY; RISK; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; INDIA; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREGNANCY; PROBABILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902310633     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095696     Document Type: Article

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