Assessing primary care performance in an obstetrics/gynecology clinic

Women and Health

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-30

  Scholle, Sarah Hudson ^a   Kelleher, Kelly ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Obstetrics and gynecology; Primary care; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSTETRICS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REPRODUCTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0037224105     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v37n01_02     Document Type: Article

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