Availability, distribution and use of emergency obstetric care in northern Tanzania

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 167-175

  Olsen, Øystein Evjen ^a,b,c,g   Ndeki, Sidney ^b,d,e,f   Norheim, Ole Frithjof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^f MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Canada)

^g University of Leeds ^*  (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Emergency obstetric care; Poverty reduction strategies; Quality control; Quality improvement; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OBSTETRIC CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANT WOMAN; REVIEW; TANZANIA; WORKLOAD;

EID: 18444363959     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czi022     Document Type: Review

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