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Exploring the Roles of Family Members in Women’s Decision to Use Postpartum Healthcare Services from the Perspectives of Women and Health Care Providers

Lubna AbushaikhaDepartment of Maternal-Child Health, Faculty of Nursing, The University of Jordan, Amman, JordanCorrespondence[email protected]
, RN, PhD &
Inaam KhalafDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Jordan
, RN, PhD
Pages 502-512 | Received 14 Mar 2013, Accepted 26 Feb 2014, Published online: 01 Aug 2014

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