Women's Education Level, Maternal Health Facilities, Abortion Legislation and Maternal Deaths: A Natural Experiment in Chile from 1957 to 2007

Elard Koch; John Thorp; Miguel Bravo; Sebastián Gatica; Camila X. Romero; Hernán Aguilera; Ivonne Ahlers

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036613

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Women's Education Level, Maternal Health Facilities, Abortion Legislation and Maternal Deaths: A Natural Experiment in Chile from 1957 to 2007

Elard Koch ,

* E-mail: elardkoch@gmail.com

Affiliations Institute of Molecular Epidemiology (MELISA), Center of Embryonic Medicine and Maternal Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción, Chile, Department of Primary Care and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile, Doctoral Program, Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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John Thorp,

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Miguel Bravo,

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Epidemiology (MELISA), Center of Embryonic Medicine and Maternal Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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Sebastián Gatica,

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Epidemiology (MELISA), Center of Embryonic Medicine and Maternal Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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Camila X. Romero,

Affiliation Department of Primary Care and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Hernán Aguilera,

Affiliation Department of Primary Care and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Ivonne Ahlers

Affiliation Department of Primary Care and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Women's Education Level, Maternal Health Facilities, Abortion Legislation and Maternal Deaths: A Natural Experiment in Chile from 1957 to 2007

Elard Koch,
John Thorp,
Miguel Bravo,
Sebastián Gatica,
Camila X. Romero,
Hernán Aguilera,
Ivonne Ahlers

Published: May 4, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036613

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