Wealth and antenatal care use: Implications for maternal health care utilisation in Ghana

Health Economics Review

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-8

  Arthur, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Child health; Maternal health; Maternal mortality

Indexed keywords

AGE; EDUCATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GHANA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84971278227     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21911991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2191-1991-2-14     Document Type: Review

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