Factors affecting the utilization of antenatal care in developing countries: systematic review of the literature.

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Published in J Adv Nurs on February 01, 2008

Authors

Bibha Simkhada1, Edwin R van Teijlingen, Maureen Porter, Padam Simkhada

Author Affiliations

1: Public Health Department and Dugald Baird Centre, University of Aberdeen, UK. b.simkhada@abdn.ac.uk

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