Perpetuating power: Some reasons why reproductive health has stalled

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 19, Issue 38, 2011, Pages 26-34

  Austveg, Berit ^a  

^a Helsetilsynet i Oslo og Akershus   (Norway)

Author keywords

Advocacy and political process; Indicators; International Conference on Population and Development; Maternal mortality; Millennium Development Goals; Reproductive health policy and programmes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL EDUCATION; FAMILY PLANNING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; IMMUNIZATION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

FEMALE; GOALS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POLITICS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

EID: 82355181601     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: 14609576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(11)38583-7     Document Type: Article

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