Message in a bottle: Sinking in a sea of safe motherhood concepts

Health Policy

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 294-302

  Hussein, Julia ^a   Clapham, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Department for International Development ^*  (Nepal)

Author keywords

Maternal health; Programme implementation; Safe motherhood

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; IDEOLOGY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW;

EID: 22544453877     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.11.021     Document Type: Article

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