Mothers' experiences of child health clinic services in Sweden

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1285-1294

  Örtenstrand, Annica ^a,b   Waldenström, Ulla ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child health services; Depression; Infant feeding; Maternal attitudes; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SAMPLE SIZE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTHERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 27144483043     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2005.tb02090.x     Document Type: Article

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