Health policy processes in Vietnam: A comparison of three maternal health case studies

Health Policy

Volumn 98, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 178-185

  Ha, Bui Thi Thu ^a   Green, Andrew ^b   Gerein, Nancy ^b   Danielsen, Katrine ^c  

^a HANOI UNIVERSITY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescent reproductive health; Domestic violence; Health policy; Maternal health; Reproductive health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIET NAM;

FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; POLICY MAKING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIETNAM;

EID: 78249286182     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.06.015     Document Type: Article

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