Defining quality in family planning services

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 174-176

  Harris, Janet ^a   Peckham, Stephen ^b   Walsh, Joan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Family Planning Association   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031029265     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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