Focused antenatal care in sub-Saharan Africa

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 525-527

  Munjanja, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; REVIEW; STANDARD;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33846671347     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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