Reproductive health services in South Africa: From rhetoric to implementation

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 22-32

  Fonn, Sharon ^a,b   Xaba, Makosazana ^b   Tint, Kin San ^b   Conco, Daphney ^b   Varkey, Sanjani ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; STAFF; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0032453680     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(98)90079-9     Document Type: Article

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