Trends in maternal mortality in the United States

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 64, Issue , 2016, Pages 72-76

  Neggers, Yasmin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Developed and developing countries; Maternal mortality; Maternal mortality ratio; Pregnancy related mortality

Indexed keywords

MATERNAL MORTALITY; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL DEATH; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; TRENDS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL DEATH; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84964341313     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2016.04.001     Document Type: Article

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