Reducing maternal and neonatal mortality in the poorest communities

British Medical Journal

Volumn 329, Issue 7475, 2004, Pages 1166-1168

  Costello, Anthony ^a   Osrin, David ^a   Manandhar, Dharma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Mother and Infant Research Activities MIRA   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY CARE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEPAL; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPSIS;

EID: 8744318647     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7475.1166     Document Type: Review

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