Factors associated with the utilization and content of prenatal care in a western urban district of Turkey

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 533-539

  Ciceklioglu, Meltem ^a   Soyer, Meral Türk ^a   Öcek, Zeliha Asli ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Prenatal care provider; Turkey; Urban health services; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; OBSTETRICS; PARITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 28944435862     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzi076     Document Type: Article

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