Women's choice in the gender and ethnicity of her obstetrician and gynaecologist

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 354-359

  Ekeroma, Alec ^a   Harillal, Mahesh ^a  

^a MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antenatal clinic gynaecology clinic; Chaperone; Ethnicity; Gender; Women's preferences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENDER; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEW ZEALAND; OBSTETRICS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX; WOMEN;

EID: 0142248765     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0004-8666.2003.00098.x     Document Type: Article

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