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Maternal mortality for 181 countries, 1980-2008: a systematic analysis of progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5.
Margaret C. Hogan,Margaret C. Hogan,Kyle J Foreman,Mohsen Naghavi,Stephanie Y. Ahn,Mengru Wang,Susanna M Makela,Alan D. Lopez,Rafael Lozano,Christopher J L Murray +9 more
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Although only 23 countries are on track to achieve a 75% decrease in MMR by 2015, countries such as Egypt, China, Ecuador, and Bolivia have been achieving accelerated progress and substantial, albeit varied, progress has been made towards MDG 5.About:
This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2010-05-08. It has received 2163 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sisterhood method & Obstetric transition.read more
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Lives of Malawian nurses : stories behind the statistics
TL;DR: This study uses qualitative biographical methods to describe the experiences of migrant Malawian nurses and compares them with the experiencesOf nurses who remain in Malawi, many still aspire to migrate themselves.
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Reclassifying causes of obstetric death in Mexico: a repeated cross-sectional study.
Margaret C. Hogan,Biani Saavedra-Avendano,Blair G. Darney,Luis M. Torres-Palacios,Ana L. Rhenals-Osorio,Bertha L. Vázquez Sierra,Patricia N. Soliz-Sánchez,Emmanuela Gakidou,Rafael Lozano +8 more
TL;DR: The BIRMM is one approach to correct maternal death statistics in settings with poor resources and could help the health system to rethink its strategy to reduce maternal deaths from indirect obstetric causes, including prevention of unwanted pregnancies and improvement of antenatal and post-obstetric care.
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Well-Being and Work–Life Balance: Cultural, Positive Psychology, and Practical Perspectives
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Understanding methods for estimating HIV-associated maternal mortality.
TL;DR: The methods and how they affect estimates at global and regional levels are discussed and the implications for collaboration between HIV and reproductive health programmes are discussed, in support of accelerated action to reach the Millennium Development Goals and improve the health of women.
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The Millennium Development Goals Report
TL;DR: Ban et al. as discussed by the authors stated that the global community cannot turn its back on the poor and the vulnerable, and that the goals are within reach, and even in the very poor countries, with strong political commitment and sufficient and sustained funding.
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Locally Weighted Regression: An Approach to Regression Analysis by Local Fitting
TL;DR: Locally weighted regression as discussed by the authors is a way of estimating a regression surface through a multivariate smoothing procedure, fitting a function of the independent variables locally and in a moving fashion analogous to how a moving average is computed for a time series.
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CLARIFY: Software for Interpreting and Presenting Statistical Results
TL;DR: Clarify is a program that uses Monte Carlo simulation to convert the raw output of statistical procedures into results that are of direct interest to researchers, without changing statistical assumptions or requiring new statistical models.
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Maternal mortality: who, when, where, and why
Carine Ronsmans,Wendy J. Graham +1 more
TL;DR: Targeting of interventions to the most vulnerable--rural populations and poor people--is essential if substantial progress is to be achieved by 2015, and local variation can be important.