Maternal and infant health problems after normal childbirth: A randomised controlled study in Zambia

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 385-391

  Ransjo Arvidson A B ^b   Chintu, K ^a   Ng'andu, N ^a   Eriksson, B ^c   Susu, B ^a   Christensson, K ^b   Diwan, V K ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; MATERNAL HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRAINING; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0031725214     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.52.6.385     Document Type: Article

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