The practice of antenatal care: Comparing four study sites in different parts of the world participating in the WHO Antenatal Care Randomised Controlled Trial

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1998, Pages 116-141

  Piaggio, Gilda ^a   Ba'aqeel, Hassan ^c   Bergsjø, Per ^b   Carroli, Guillermo ^d   Farnot, Ubaldo ^e   Lumbiganon, Pisake ^f   Pinol, Alain ^a   Villar, José ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c KING KHALID HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^d Centro Rosarino de Estudios Perinatales   (Argentina)

^e HOSPITAL CLINICOQUIRÚRGICO HERMANOS AMEIJEIRAS   (Cuba)

^f KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREECH PRESENTATION; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MULTICENTER STUDY; PELVIS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; VAGINA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0031792628     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3016.12.s2.1.x     Document Type: Article

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