Women's right to health and the Millennium Development Goals: Promoting partnerships to improve access

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 207-215

  Shaw, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access; Gender equality; Infant and child mortality; Maternal mortality; Millennium Development Goals; Partnerships; Sexual and reproductive health; Sexual and reproductive rights

Indexed keywords

WART VIRUS VACCINE;

CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUNGER; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; SEXUAL HEALTH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED NATIONS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; WART VIRUS; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 33748081420     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.04.029     Document Type: Editorial

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