Outcomes of a community- and home-based intervention for safe motherhood and newborn care

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 561-576

  Fullerton, Judith T ^a,d   Killian, Richard ^b   Gass, Patricia M ^c  

^a Project Concern International   (United States)

^b Quality Health Partners/EngenderHealth   (Ghana)

^c International MCH and Reproductive Health   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; INDIA; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOTHERS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 23944459096     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330591004881     Document Type: Article

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