Pre-natal care in occupied Belgium during the Second World War

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-108

  Buekens, Pierre ^a,c   Miller, C Arden ^b  

^a Free University of Brussels ^*  (Belgium)

^b The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Nutrition; Pre natal care; Pregnancy; War

Indexed keywords

EID: 2742609526     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/6.2.105     Document Type: Article

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