Increasing access to safe abortion services through auxiliary nurse midwives trained as skilled birth attendants

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 36, 2011, Pages 260-266

  Basnett, I ^a   Sharma, S K ^a   Bhusal, C L ^b   Parajuli, R R ^a   Andersen, K L ^a  

^a IPAS   (United States)

^b Nepal Health Research Council   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Medical abortions; Safe abortion services; Skilled birth attendant

Indexed keywords

MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONDOM; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MEDICAL ABORTION; NEPAL; NURSE MIDWIFERY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 84862301121     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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