A maternity waiting home experience in zimbabwe

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 179-180

  Spaans, W A ^a   Van Roosmalen, J ^b   Van Wiechen, C M A G ^c  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accessibility to obstetric care; Maternity waiting home; Safe motherhood

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0032510634     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(98)00027-7     Document Type: Article

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