Utilization of postnatal care among nepalese women

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1922-1930

  Neupane, Subas ^a   Doku, David ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Birth attendants; DHS; Nepal; Postnatal check up

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFE; NEPAL; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; NEPAL; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893664029     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-012-1218-1     Document Type: Article

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