Salvadoran fathers' attendance at prenatal care, delivery, and postpartum care

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 149-156

  Carter, Marion W ^a   Speizer, Ilene ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Delivery, obstetric; El Salvador; Fathers; Health knowledge, attitudes, practice; Postnatal care; Prenatal care; Spouses

Indexed keywords

HEALTH EDUCATION; PARENTAL CARE; PATERNAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; EL SALVADOR; FAMILY HEALTH; FATHER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PUERPERIUM;

CENTRAL AMERICA; EL SALVADOR [CENTRAL AMERICA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27144499780     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892005000800001     Document Type: Article

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