Does making clinic-based reproductive health services more youth-friendly increase service use by adolescents? Evidence from Lusaka, Zambia

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 259-270

  Mmari, Kristin N ^a   Magnani, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Reproductive health services; Service quality; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL STAFF; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; UNITED NATIONS; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0141792588     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(03)00062-4     Document Type: Article

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