Determinants of antenatal care use in Ghana

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 277-301

  Overbosch, G B ^a   Nsowah Nuamah, N N N ^b   van den Boom, G J M ^a   Damnyag, L ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL CARE; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL POLICY;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 3042699834     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/ejh008     Document Type: Article

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