The applicability of women-centered care: Two case studies of capacity-building for maternal health through international collaboration

Japan Journal of Nursing Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-150

  Horiuchi, Shigeko ^a   Kataoka, Yaeko ^a   Eto, Hiromi ^a   Oguro, Michiko ^a   Mori, Taeko ^b  

^a ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Mori Maternity Home   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Capacity building; International collaboration; Union of Myanmar; Women centered care

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751377754     PISSN: 17427932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7924.2006.00060.x     Document Type: Article

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