Agenda setting for maternal survival: The power of global health networks and norms

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 31, Issue , 2016, Pages i48-i59

  Smith, Stephanie L ^a   Rodriguez, Mariela A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agenda setting; global health policy; maternal health; networks

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL WELFARE; ORGANIZATION; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SURVIVAL; UNITED NATIONS;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MATERNAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SURVIVAL; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 84965029759     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czu114     Document Type: Article

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