Household practices of mothers regarding neonatal care in rural & urban settings of the capital district of Azad Jammu & Kashmir

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Gilani, I ^a   Kayani, Z A ^a  

^a Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Medical College   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

AJK; Muzaffarabad; Neonatal care; Primary health care; Urban rural disparity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MIDWIFE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PAKISTAN; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDWIFERY; MOTHERS; PAKISTAN; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904678826     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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