Utilization of maternal care in rural HeBei Province, the People's Republic of China: Individual and structural characteristics

Health Policy

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-206

  Anson, Ofra ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Individual characteristics; Maternal care; Rural China; Structural variables

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME DELIVERY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATERNAL CARE; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 4444297495     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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