Next generation maternal health: external shocks and health-system innovations

The Lancet

Volumn 388, Issue 10057, 2016, Pages 2296-2306

  Kruk, Margaret E ^a   Kujawski, Stephanie ^b   Moyer, Cheryl A ^c   Adanu, Richard M ^d   Afsana, Kaosar ^e   Cohen, Jessica ^a   Glassman, Amanda ^f   Labrique, Alain ^g   Reddy, K Srinath ^h   Yamey, Gavin ⁱ  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^e BRAC UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^f CENTER FOR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

ⁱ DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION; URBANIZATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; INSURANCE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; STANDARDS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTHCARE FINANCING; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84994518424     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31395-2     Document Type: Review

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