Satisfaction and use of prenatal care: Their relationship among African-American women in a large managed care organization

Birth

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-30

  Handler, Arden ^a   Rosenberg, Deborah ^a   Raube, Kristiana ^b   Lyons, Sandra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORD; NEGRO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INTERVIEWS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAID; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0037335278     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-536X.2003.00213.x     Document Type: Article

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