A Comparison of Adolescent and Adult Mothers' Satisfaction with Their Postpartum Nursing Care

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 117-127

  Peterson, Wendy E ^a,b   DiCenso, Alba ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Health services; Immigrant; Nursing care; Postpartum; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; NURSING CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTNATAL CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MARITAL STATUS; NURSING CARE; ONTARIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTNATAL CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0036982888     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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