Recipient and provider perspectives of barriers to rural prenatal care

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 237-249

  Omar, Mildred A ^a   Schiffman, Rachel F ^a   Bauer, Patricia ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Benzie Leelanau Dist Hlth Dept   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NURSING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0031726918     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327655jchn1504_5     Document Type: Article

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