Community influences on antenatal and delivery care in Bangladesh, Egypt, and Rwanda

Public Health Reports

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 96-106

  Stephenson, Rob ^a   Elfstrom, K Miriam ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Korolinska Instituet in Stockholm   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BANGLADESH; CHILDBIRTH; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY; EGYPT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RWANDA; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84858172147     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491212700111     Document Type: Article

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