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The implementation of the free maternal health policy in rural Northern Ghana: synthesised results and lessons learnt

OBJECTIVE: A free maternal health policy was implemented under Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme to promote the use of maternal health services. Under the policy, women are entitled to free services throughout pregnancy and at childbirth. A mixed methods study involving women, providers and i...

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Autores principales:	Dalinjong, Philip Ayizem, Wang, Alex Y., Homer, Caroline S. E.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2018
Materias:	Research Note
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5975462/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29843780 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3452-0

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