Factors influencing the utilization of maternal health care services in Uttarakhand

Studies on Ethno-Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 209-216

  Chimankar, Digambar A ^a   Sahoo, Harihar ^b  

^a FAKIR MOHAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b DR BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR MARATHWADA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Postnatal care; Predictors; Safe delivery; Uttarakhand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856800817     PISSN: 09735070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09735070.2011.11886411     Document Type: Article

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