Cultural childbirth practices, beliefs, and traditions in postconflict liberia

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 454-473

  Lori, Jody R ^a   Boyle, Joyceen S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIRTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIBERIA; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIBERIA; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; PARTURITION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956333191     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2011.555831     Document Type: Article

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