Infants delivered in maternity homes run by traditional birth attendants in urban Nigeria: A community-based study

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 474-491

  Olusanya, Bolajoko O ^a   Inem, Victor A ^a   Abosede, Olayinka A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELIVERY; DELIVERY ROOM; FEMALE; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIDWIFE; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERINATAL CARE; PHYTOTHERAPY; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; DELIVERY ROOMS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MIDWIFERY; NIGERIA; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERINATAL CARE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956298402     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2011.565531     Document Type: Article

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