Outcomes and effectiveness in reproductive health

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1925-1936

  Graham, Wendy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Evidence; Measurement; Outcomes; Reproductive health

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REPRODUCTION;

DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0032408919     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00334-7     Document Type: Article

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