Women's groups' perceptions of neonatal and infant health problems in rural Malawi

Malawi Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 168-173

  Rosato, M ^a   Lewycka, S ^a   Wansambo, C ^b   Kazembe, P ^c   Costello, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KAMUZU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^c Baylor Abbort Clinical Centre of Excellence   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT WELFARE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALAWI; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALAWI; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONS; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76849096074     PISSN: 19957262     EISSN: 19957270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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