The quality-coverage gap in antenatal care: Toward better measurement of effective coverage

Global Health Science and Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 173-181

  Hodgins, Stephen ^a   D'Agostino, Alexis ^b  

^a SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United States)

^b JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; TETANUS TOXOID;

BLOOD PRESSURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALARIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; STANDARDS;

BLOOD PRESSURE; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; MALARIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TETANUS TOXOID;

EID: 84904582636     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2169575X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-13-00176     Document Type: Article

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