Getting women to hospital is not enough: A qualitative study of access to emergency obstetric care in Bangladesh

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 214-219

  Pitchforth, E ^a   Van Teijlingen, E ^b   Graham, W ^b   Dixon Woods, M ^a   Chowdhury, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c BRAC UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; OBSTETRIC CARE; POVERTY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WELFARE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; BANGLADESH; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WELFARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33745218018     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2005.017285     Document Type: Article

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