Perinatal Care for South Asian Immigrant Women and Women Born in Canada: Telephone Survey of Users

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 708-716

  Brar, Simrit ^a   Tang, Selphee ^a   Drummond, Neil ^a,b   Palacios Derflingher, Luz ^a   Clark, Virginia ^b   John, Mary ^c   Ross, Sue ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asian; Barriers; Immigration; Obstetrical services; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENGLISH (LANGUAGE); FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HINDUSTANI (LANGUAGE); HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INDIA; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; PAKISTAN; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PUERPERIUM; PUNJABI (PEOPLE); SOUTH ASIAN; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; ASIA; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIGRATION; PREGNANCY; TELEPHONE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ASIA; CANADA; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE ARTS; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; TELEPHONE;

EID: 70350506010     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)34274-8     Document Type: Article

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