Estimation of maternal and neonatal mortality at the subnational level in Liberia

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 194-200

  Moseson, Heidi ^a   Massaquoi, Moses ^b   Bawo, Luke ^c   Birch, Linda ^c,d   Dahn, Bernice ^c   Zolia, Yah ^c   Barreix, Maria ^b   Gerdts, Caitlin ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CLINTON HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Liberia)

^d Bomi County Health Team Ministry of Health and Social Welfare   (Liberia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Liberia; Low income countries; Maternal deaths; Maternal mortality ratio; Measurement; Millennium Development Goals; Neonatal deaths Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DIRECT SISTERHOOD METHOD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LIBERIA; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; STILLBIRTH; ADOLESCENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; SIBLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LIBERIA; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; SIBLINGS;

EID: 84930249756     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.05.007     Document Type: Article

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