Non-professional health practitioners and referrals to facilities: Lessons from maternal care in Bangladesh

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 149-155

  Parkhurst, Justin O ^a   Rahman, Syed Azizur ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative providers; Bangladesh; Maternal health; Referrals; Skilled attendance; Traditional birth attendant (TBA)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LABOR; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; BANGLADESH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 34548382436     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czm011     Document Type: Article

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