Quality of contraceptive services in Finland

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 62-68

  Hemminki, E ^a   Sihvo, S ^a   Koponen, P ^b   Kosunen, E ^c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b SEINÄJOKI UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Contraception; Quality of services; Service providers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0031156552     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.6.2.62     Document Type: Article

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