Bahraini women's health: A background paper

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 159-167

  Hamadeh, R R ^a  

^a ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BAHRAIN; CHILD; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BAHRAIN; BIRTH INTERVALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FERTILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE STYLE; MARITAL STATUS; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REPRODUCTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0033755506     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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