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Inequities in accessibility to and utilisation of maternal health services in Ghana after user-fee exemption: a descriptive study

INTRODUCTION: Inequities in accessibility to, and utilisation of maternal healthcare services impede progress towards attainment of the maternal health-related Millennium Development Goals. The objective of this study is to examine the extent to which maternal health services are utilised in Ghana,...

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Autores principales:	Ganle, John K, Parker, Michael, Fitzpatrick, Raymond, Otupiri, Easmon
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2014
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4318433/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25388288 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-014-0089-z

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