Is the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) handbook effective in improving health-related behavior Evidence from Palestine

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 31-45

  Hagiwara, Akiko ^a   Ueyama, Mika ^b   Ramlawi, Asad ^c   Sawada, Yasuyuki ^d  

^a JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Ministry of Health Palestine   (Palestine)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

home based health record; maternal and child health; Palestine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARAB; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; ARABS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH RECORDS, PERSONAL; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84873942201     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2012.56     Document Type: Article

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