Male involvement and maternal health outcomes: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 604-612

  Yargawa, Judith ^a   Leonardi Bee, Jo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; DEVELOPING WORLD; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HEALTH SERVICES; LITERATURE REVIEW; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH; META-ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; MATERNAL WELFARE; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; UTILIZATION;

DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES;

EID: 84955193692     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2014-204784     Document Type: Review

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