Antenatal care patterns and factors associated with perinatal outcome in two rural districts in Zimbabwe

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 294-299

  Kambarami, R A ^a   Chirenje, M Z ^a   Rusakaniko, S ^a  

^a UNIV OF ZIMBABWE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0033222380     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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