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Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

Shaping legal abortion provision in Ghana: Using policy theory to understand provider-related obstacles to policy implementation

Author keywords

Abortion; Ghana; Health policy; Lipsky; Policy implementation; Policy theory; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEGAL ABORTION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MIDWIFE; MORALITY; OBSTETRICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RELIGION; THEORY;

EID: 84879807244     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-11-23     Document Type: Article
Times cited : (73)

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