Securing maternal health through comprehensive reproductive health services: Lessons from Bangladesh

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1186-1190

  Jahan, Rounaq ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; BANGLADESH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; POLITICS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

BANGLADESH; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 34548441246     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.081737     Document Type: Review

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