Pakistani and indigenous "white" women's views and the Donabedian-Maxwell grid: A consumer-focused template for assessing the quality of maternity care

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 308-316

  Hirst, Janet ^a   Hewison, Jenny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnic groups; Maternity services; Quality; United kingdom; Women

Indexed keywords

ARAB; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PAKISTAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ARABS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PAKISTAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE; WHITES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0035226183     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006059     Document Type: Article

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