Quality of antenatal care and its dose-response relationship with birth weight in a maternal and child health training institute in Bangladesh

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 321-337

  Khatun, Selina ^a   Rahman, Mahmudur ^a  

^a Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDBIRTH; CONCEPTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRENATAL CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 40949137795     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932007002532     Document Type: Article

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