Models of preconception care implementation in selected countries

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-42

  Ebrahim, Shahul H ^a   Lo, Sue Seen Tsing ^b   Zhuo, Jiatong ^c   Han, Jung Yeol ^d   Delvoye, Pierre ^e   Zhu, Li ^f  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Family Planning Association of Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^c Guangxi Center for Disease Control   (China)

^d Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^e FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^f PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BIRTH RATE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHINA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY PLANNING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HONG KONG; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH KOREA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33748714729     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-006-0096-9     Document Type: Article

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