Higher Education for Displaced Persons on the Thai-Burmese Border Areas
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Arthropod Borne Disease: The Leading Cause of Fever in Pregnancy on the Thai-Burmese Border
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BACKGROUND Antenatal ultrasound suits developing countries by virtue of its versatility, relatively low cost and safety, but little is known about women's or local provider's perspectives of this upcoming technology in such settings. This study was undertaken to better understand how routine obstetric ultrasound is experienced in a displaced Burmese population and identify barriers to its accep...
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عنوان ژورنال: Comparative and International Education
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2369-2634
DOI: 10.5206/cie-eci.v39i1.9142