Effect of a participatory intervention with women's groups on birth outcomes in Nepal: Cluster-randomised controlled trial

Lancet

Volumn 364, Issue 9438, 2004, Pages 970-979

  Manandhar, Prof Dharma S ^a   Osrin, David ^b   Prasad Shrestha, Bhim ^a   Mesko, Natasha ^b   Morrison, Joanna ^b   Man Tumbahangphe, Kirti ^a   Tamang, Suresh ^a   Thapa, Sushma ^a   Shrestha, Dej ^a   Thapa, Bidur ^a   Raj Shrestha, Jyoti ^a   Wade, Angie ^b   Borghi, Josephine ^b   Standing, Hilary ^c   Manandhar, Madan ^d   Costello, Prof Anthony M De L ^b  

^a Mother and Infant Research Activities MIRA   (Nepal)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^d Nepal Administrative Staff College   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEPAL; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 4444247407     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17021-9     Document Type: Article

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