Post-conflict transition and sustainability in Kosovo: Establishing primary healthcare-based antenatal care

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-33

  Homan, Fay F ^a   Hammond, Cristina S ^a   Thompson, Ellen F ^b   Kollisch, Donald O ^c   Strickler, James C ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

antenatal care; family medicine; implementation; international health; Kosovo; microsystems; post conflict; primary healthcare; transition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; TIME; WAR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YUGOSLAVIA;

CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENTAL HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TIME FACTORS; WAR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 79952118387     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00007627     Document Type: Article

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