Use of maternal health services in rural China

Population Studies

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-19

  Short, Susan E ^a   Zhang, Fengyu ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Economic reform; Family planning; Fertility; Health utilization; Maternity services; One child policy; Prenatal care; Reproductive health

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL CARE; RURAL AREA; SERVICE PROVISION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 1542535021     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0032472032000175446     Document Type: Article

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