Is Local Maternity Care an Optional Service in Rural Communities?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 329-331

  Kornelsen, Jude ^a   Grzybowski, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Maternity care; Rural health; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CONSULTATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CANADA; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 24344435980     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)30458-3     Document Type: Article

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