'Making a difference': A new care paradigm for pregnant and parenting aboriginal people

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 321-325

  Smith, Dawn A ^a   Edwards, Nancy C ^a   Martens, Patricia J ^b,c   Varcoe, Colleen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access; Evaluation; Health care quality; Indigenous health services; Postpartum programs; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548474873     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405411     Document Type: Article

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