Does continuity of carer matter to women from minority ethnic groups?

Midwifery

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 145-154

  McCourt, Christine ^a   Pearce, Alison ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MIDWIFE; MINORITY GROUP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; LONDON; MIDWIFERY; MINORITY GROUPS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0034207896     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/midw.2000.0204     Document Type: Article

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