Effects of individual and neighborhood factors on maternal care in Cambodia

Health and Place

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 415-423

  Sagna, Marguerite L ^a   Sunil, T S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Community level effects; Individual level effects; Pregnancy care

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; OCCUPATION; PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; CHILDBIRTH; COUNSELING; DELIVERY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; MATERNAL CARE; OCCUPATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CAMBODIA;

EID: 84856586561     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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