Utilization of maternal health care services and reproductive health complications in Assam, India

Journal of Public Health (Germany)

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 351-359

  Gogoi, Mousumi ^a   Unisa, Sayeed ^a   Prusty, Ranjan Kumar ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Assam; Morbidity; Post delivery complications; Pregnancy complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORBIDITY; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

EID: 84905724548     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: 16132238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-014-0614-y     Document Type: Article

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