The quality of risk factor screening during antenatal consultations in Niger

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-16

  Prual, Alain ^a,d,e,h   Toure, Albatour ^a   Huguet, Dominique ^b,f,g   Laurent, Yvon ^c  

^a Faculté des Sciences de la Santé   (Niger)

^b Ministère de la Santé   (Niger)

^c Maternité Poudrière   (Niger)

^d UNIVERSITÉ ABDOU MOUMOUNI   (Niger)

^e Ministry of Health   (Mauritania)

^f Ministry of Public Health   (Niger)

^g Direction of Social Affairs   (France)

^h NONE   (Mauritania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; EDEMA; FEMALE; GLUCOSURIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MIDWIFE; NIGER; NORMAL HUMAN; PARITY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 0034012539     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/15.1.11     Document Type: Article

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