Utilization of prenatal care in poorer and wealthier urban neighbourhoods in Turkey

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 320-326

  Erbaydar, Tugrul ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Prenatal care; Socio economic factors; Turkey; Urban health services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PARITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TURKEY; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0346093941     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/13.4.320     Document Type: Article

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