Maternal mortality in Cameroon: A university teaching hospital report

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Pierre Marie, Tebeu ^a,b   Gregory, Halle Ekane ^c   Maxwell, Da Itambi ^a   Robinson, Enow Mbu ^d   Yvette, Mawamba ^a   Nelson, Fomulu Joseph ^a  

^a University Centre Hospital   (Cameroon)

^b Ligue d Initiative et de Recherche Active pour la Santé et l Education de la Femme LIRASEF   (Cameroon)

^c General Hospital   (Cameroon)

^d YAOUNDÉ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Causes; Maternal death; Pregnancy; Risk factors; Yaound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CAUSE OF DEATH; DELIVERY ROOM; DEMOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; ILLEGAL ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PLACENTA PREVIA; PNEUMONIA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRENATAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ADOLESCENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REGISTER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAMEROON; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946914342     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: 19378688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2015.21.16.3912     Document Type: Article

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