Maternal mortality in northern Nigeria: Findings of a health and demographic surveillance system in Zamfara State, Nigeria

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 140-143

  Doctor, Henry Victor ^a,b   Olatunji, Alabi ^c,d   Findley, Sally E ^a   Afenyadu, Godwin Y ^b   Abdulwahab, Ahmad ^d   Jumare, Abdulazeez ^c  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Operations Research Unit   (Nigeria)

^c OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d PRRINN MNCH Programme   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GOVERNMENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFETIME RISK; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT; VITAL SIGN; YOUNG ADULT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84992830795     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/td.2012.120062     Document Type: Article

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