Decentred comparative research: Context sensitive analysis of maternal health care

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2986-2997

  Wrede, Sirpa ^a   Benoit, Cecilia ^b   Bourgeault, Ivy Lynn ^c   van Teijlingen, Edwin R ^d   Sandall, Jane ^e   De Vries, Raymond G ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative research methods; Culture; Decentred methods; Health care systems; International research teams; Maternity care systems

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; HEALTH CARE; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; MATERNAL HEALTH; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 33750034940     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.07.011     Document Type: Article

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