Utilization of care during pregnancy in rural Guatemala: Does obstetrical need matter?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2447-2463

  Glei, Dana A ^a   Goldman, Noreen ^b   Rodríguez, Germán ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomedical care; Guatemala; Multilevel models; Pregnancy; Pregnancy complications; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

GUATEMALA;

EID: 0142186767     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(03)00140-0     Document Type: Article

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