Deaths from Complications of Unsafe Abortion: Misclassified Second Trimester Deaths
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Summary
The contribution of abortion-related deaths to overall maternal mortality and the underestimation of maternal mortality was measured using verbal autopsy and clinical record review where available and the misclassification of second trimester abortion deaths as maternal deaths from other causes is an obstacle to preventing them.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2004-01-01
- Cited by
- 42
- References
- 37
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Keywords
Abortion, Unsafe abortion, Medicine, Obstetrics, Pregnancy
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