Satisfaction among expectant mothers with antenatal care services in the musandam region of Oman

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 325-332

  Ghobashi, Mohammed ^a   Khandekar, Rajiv ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Oman; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899054824     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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