Racial, sociodemographic, and prenatal and childbirth care inequalities in Brazil, 1999-2001;Desigualdades raciais, sociodemográficas e na assistência ao pré-natal e ao parto, 1999-2001

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 100-107

  Leal, Maria Do Carmo ^a   Nogueira da Gama, Silvana Granado ^a   Braga da Cunha, Cynthia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Equity in access; Health services accessibility; Postnatal care; Prenatal care; Social inequity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAUCASIAN; CHILD CARE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL RECORD; NEGRO; OCCUPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SKIN COLOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL ASPECT; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; VIOLENCE;

EID: 15944424257     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102005000100013     Document Type: Article

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