The silent epidemic of reproductive morbidity among ever married women (15-49 Years) in an urban area of Delhi

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 250-256

  Bhatnagar, Nidhi ^a   Khandekar, Jyoti ^b   Singh, Amarjeet ^a   Saxena, Sonal ^b  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Community; Gynecological; Obstetric; Reproductive morbidity; Treatment seeking behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SPOUSE; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SPOUSES; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879602607     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-012-9607-3     Document Type: Article

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