All slums are not equal: Maternal health conditions among two urban slum dwellers

Background: Pregnant women inhabiting urban slums are a "high risk" group with limited access to health facilities. Hazardous maternal health practices are rampant in slum areas. Barriers to utilization of health services are well documented. Slums in the same city may differ from one anot...

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Main Authors: Zulfia Khan, Saira Mehnaz, Abdul Razzaq Siddiqui, Athar Ansari, Salman Khalil, Sandeep Sachdeva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2012;volume=37;issue=1;spage=50;epage=56;aulast=Khan