The role of village health nurses in mediating abortions in rural Tamil Nadu, India

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 10, Issue 19, 2002, Pages 64-75

  Ramachandar, Lakshmi ^a   Pelto, Pertti J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion providers and services; Health policy and programmes; India; Induced abortion

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIA; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL FEE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA;

ABORTION, INDUCED; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; NURSE'S ROLE; PREGNANCY; PRIVATE SECTOR; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 0036589463     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(02)00022-8     Document Type: Article

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