Factors affecting quality of care in family planning clinics: A study from Iran

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 284-290

  Shahidzadeh Mahani, Ali ^a   Omidvari, Sepideh ^a   Baradaran, Hamid Reza ^b   Azin, Seyyed Ali ^a  

^a Iranian Petroleum Industry Health Research Institute   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Factors; Family planning; Iran; Quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IRAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKLOAD;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; IRAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 47749141189     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzn016     Document Type: Article

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