Predicting style-of-care preferences of obstetric patients: Medical vs. midwifery model

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 101-106

  Lyon, Deborah S ^a   Mokhtarian, Patricia L ^b   Reever, Marghani M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birthing centers; Midwifery; Obstetrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MARYLAND; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0033044231     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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