Reproductive health status, knowledge, and access to health care among female migrants in Shanghai, China

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 603-622

  Feng, Wang ^a   Ren, Ping ^a   Shaokang, Zhan ^b   Anan, Shen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHANGHAI ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHINA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MIGRANT WORKER; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SELF REPORT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URBAN POPULATION; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINAL PRURITUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; KNOWLEDGE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 25144483288     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932004006844     Document Type: Article

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