Sonography and sociality: Obstetrical ultrasound imaging in urban Vietnam

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-153

  Gammeltoft, Tine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Phenomenology; Pregnancy; Reproduction; Ultrasonography; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOUND DETECTION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIET NAM;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; VIETNAM;

EID: 34548174210     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: 15481387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/maq.2007.21.2.133     Document Type: Article

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