Maternity waiting homes in Southern Lao PDR: The unique 'silk home'

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 767-775

  Eckermann, Elizabeth ^a   Deodato, Giovanni ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Silk Homes Project   (Laos)

Author keywords

Barriers to health care; Lao PDR; Maternal health; Maternity waiting homes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY PLANNING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LAOS; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNITY WAITING HOME; MATERNITY WARD; MINORITY GROUP; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAOS; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52049122602     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2008.00924.x     Document Type: Article

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