Effects of the physical accessibility of maternal health services on their use in rural Haiti

Population Studies

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 271-288

  Gage, Anastasia J ^a   Guirlène Calixte, Marie ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 48 Rue Darguin   (Haïti)

Author keywords

Haiti; Health service accessibility; Maternal health services; Poverty; Rural health

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; MATERNAL HEALTH; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; HAITI;

EID: 33749858103     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00324720600895934     Document Type: Article

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