Development and testing of the patient expectations and satisfaction with prenatal care instrument

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 218-229

  Omar, Mildred A ^a   Schiffman, Rachel F ^a   Bingham, C Raymond ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Expectations; Prenatal care; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0035378953     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.1024     Document Type: Article

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