Maternal mortality in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) has the highest maternity mortality ratio (MMR- deaths per 1,000 live births) in Southeast Asia. This essay identifies the reasons for the high but declining MMR in the country. MMR remains high because of the high inequality in the uptake of critical maternal...

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Publicado en:Philippine Review of Economics Vol. LV, no. 1 & 2 (Jun. 2018 - Dec. 2018), 87-109
Autor principal: Estudillo, Jonna
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2018
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