Factors affecting home delivery in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.

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Published in Health Policy Plan on June 01, 1998

Authors

A Bolam1, D S Manandhar, P Shrestha, M Ellis, K Malla, A M Costello

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for International Child Health, Institute of Child Health, London.

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