The influences of Taiwan's National Health Insurance on women's choice of prenatal care facility: Investigation of differences between rural and non-rural areas

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Chen, Likwang ^a,b   Chen, Chi Liang ^c,d   Yang, Wei Chih ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRENATAL CARE; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; TAIWAN; ADOLESCENT; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRAVEL; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN; TRAVEL; UNCOMPENSATED CARE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 44049101303     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-8-67     Document Type: Article

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