Methodological considerations in implementing the WHO Global Survey for Monitoring Maternal and Perinatal Health
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Methodological considerations in implementing the WHO Global Survey for Monitoring Maternal and Perinatal Health.
OBJECTIVE To set up a global system for monitoring maternal and perinatal health in 54 countries worldwide. METHODS The WHO Global Survey for Monitoring Maternal and Perinatal Health was implemented through a network of health institutions, selected using a stratified multistage cluster sampling design. Focused information on maternal and perinatal health was abstracted from hospital records ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0042-9686
DOI: 10.2471/blt.06.039842