Newborn care practices and health seeking behavior in urban slums and villages of Anand, Gujarat

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 408-410

  Nimbalkar, Archana S ^a   Shukla, Vivek V ^a   Phatak, Ajay G ^b   Nimbalkar, Somashekhar M ^b  

^a PRAMUKHSWAMI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Central Research Services   (India)

Author keywords

India; Newborn care; Urban slum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HOME DELIVERY; HOSPITAL DELIVERY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRENATAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84885768623     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 09747559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-013-0116-y     Document Type: Article

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