Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980–2008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5

Margaret C. Hogan; Kyle J Foreman; Mohsen Naghavi; Stephanie Y Ahn; Mengru Wang; Susanna Makela; Alan D López; Rafael Lozano; Christopher J L Murray

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(10)60518-1

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Verbal autopsyMillennium Development GoalsStandardized mortality ratioDemographyMedicineGlobal healthMortality rateDeveloping countryEnvironmental healthCause of deathPopulationPublic healthEconomic growthDisease

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Year: 2010
Type: article
Volume: 375
Issue: 9726
Pages: 1609-1623
Citations: 2198
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                                    Margaret C. Hogan, 
                                
                                    Kyle J Foreman, 
                                
                                    Mohsen Naghavi
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2010). 
                            Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980–2008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 375
                            (9726)
                            , 1609-1623.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(10)60518-1
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(10)60518-1