Advocating the new WHO antenatal care model in a free maternity care setting in a developing country

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-27

  Umeora, O U J ^a   Sunday Adeoye, I ^a   Ugwu, G O ^a  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNITY WARD; NIGERIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 43049170587     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/td.2007.004403     Document Type: Article

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