Women's perceptions of quality of family planning services in Tabriz, Iran

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 17, Issue 33, 2009, Pages 171-180

  Mohammad Alizadeh, Sakineh ^a   Wahlström, Rolf ^a   Vahidi, Rezagoli ^b   Johansson, Annika ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

family planning services; Iran; marital counselling; provider patient relations; quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IRAN; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; IRAN; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 66949129666     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(09)33441-2     Document Type: Article

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