A comparison between antenatal care quality in public and private sector in Rural Hebei, China

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 146-156

  Chen, Li ^a   Dai, Yaohua ^b,g   Zhang, Yanfeng ^b   Wu, Qiong ^b   Rudan, Diana ^c   Saftić, Vanja ^d   van Velthoven, Michelle H M M T ^e   Su, Jianqiang ^b   Tan, Zangwen ^b   Scherpbier, Robert W ^f  

^a GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b CAPITAL INSTITUTE OF PEDIATRICS   (China)

^c University of Zagreb School of Medicine   (Croatia)

^d SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNICEF   (United States)

^g not available ^*  (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA;

EID: 84878171940     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: 13328166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3325/cmj.2013.54.146     Document Type: Article

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