The role of urine pregnancy testing in facilitating access to antenatal care and abortion services in South Africa: A cross-sectional study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Morroni, Chelsea ^a   Moodley, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY TEST; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SOUTH AFRICA; URINALYSIS;

EID: 33748211233     PISSN: 14712393     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-6-26     Document Type: Article

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