Care for perinatal illness in rural Nepal: A descriptive study with cross-sectional and qualitative components

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-12

  Mesko, Natasha ^a   Osrin, David ^a   Tamang, Suresh ^b   Shrestha, Bhim P ^b   Manandhar, Dharma S ^b   Manandhar, Madan ^b   Standing, Hilary ^c   Costello, Anthony M D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Maternal and Infant Research Activities   (Nepal)

^c INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; FAMILY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATION; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL DISEASE; MOTHER; NEPAL; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN DISEASE; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETAINED PLACENTA; RURAL AREA; SELF MEDICATION; SUCKLING; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 2942661912     PISSN: 1472698X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-698X-3-1     Document Type: Article

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