The relationship between self-reported emotional health, demographics, and perceived satisfaction with prenatal care

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-38

  Tough, Suzanne C ^a,b   Newburn Cook, Christine V ^c   Faber, Alexandra J ^a,b   White, Deborah E ^a   Fraser Lee, Nonie J ^d   Frick, Corine ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Decision Support Research Team   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d Population Health and Research   (Canada)

^e ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carers; Control; Emotional dissonance; Health services; Mental health services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBERTA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MATERNAL WELFARE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 2342631907     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860410515918     Document Type: Article

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