Developing a community-based neonatal care intervention: A health facility assessment to inform intervention design

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 192-200

  Howe, Laura D ^a   Manu, Alexander ^b,d   Tawiah Agyemang, Charlotte ^d   Kirkwood, Betty R ^b   Hill, Zelee ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d KINTAMPO HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

developing country; health services; neonatal care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; DELIVERY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HYPOTHERMIA; NEWBORN CARE; PREGNANCY; RURAL AREA; SURVIVAL;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 79551604086     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2010.01178.x     Document Type: Article

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