The immediate effects of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic on childbirth in Taiwan

BMC Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Lee, Cheng Hua ^a,b   Huang, Nicole ^c   Chang, Hong Jen ^a   Hsu, Yea Jen ^a   Wang, Mei Chu ^b   Chou, Yiing Jenq ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Bureau of National Health Insurance Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; DELIVERY; EPIDEMIC; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MATERNITY WARD; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PREGNANT WOMAN; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TAIWAN; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; ADULT; DELIVERY ROOM; HEALTH CARE COST; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; DELIVERY ROOMS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TAIWAN;

EID: 19444368444     PISSN: 14712458     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-5-30     Document Type: Article

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