The tyranny of distance: Maternity waiting homes and access to birthing facilities in rural Timor-Leste

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 97-103

  Wild, Kayli ^a   Barclay, Lesley ^b   Kelly, Paul ^c   Martins, Nelson ^d  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

^d Ministry of Health   (Timor-Leste)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; RURAL AREA; WOMENS HEALTH;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RURAL POPULATION; TIMOR-LESTE;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS; MANUFAHI; SUNDA ISLES; TIMOR; TIMOR-LESTE;

EID: 84856596172     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.088955     Document Type: Article

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