Patterns in training, knowledge, and performance of skilled birth attendants providing emergency obstetric and newborn care in Afghanistan

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 125-129

  Partamin, ^a   Kim, Young Mi ^a   Mungia, Jaime ^a   Faqir, Manizha ^a   Ansari, Nasratullah ^a   Evans, Cherrie ^a  

^a JHPIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Delivery; Emergency obstetric and newborn care; Maternal health; Neonatal health; Provider skills

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDWIFE; NEWBORN CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANT;

EID: 84866739276     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.05.030     Document Type: Article

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