Factors that influence the uptake of routine antenatal services by pregnant women: A qualitative evidence synthesis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2016, Issue 10, 2016, Pages

  Downe, Soo ^a   Finlayson, Kenneth ^a   Tunçalp, Özge ^b   Gülmezoglu, A Metin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84991463696     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012392     Document Type: Article

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