Maternal and child health services in the twenty-first century: Critical issues, challenges, and opportunities

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 641-653

  Akukwe, Chinua ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CONSUMER; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FORECASTING; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FORECASTING; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0034309032     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330050151879     Document Type: Article

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