Immigrant women's experiences of receiving care in a mobile health clinic

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 350-359

  Guruge, Sepali ^a   Hunter, Joanne ^b   Barker, Keegan ^c   McNally, Mary Jane ^b   Magalhães, Lilian ^d  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Experiences; Immigrant women; Mobile health clinic; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGOLA; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAZIL; CANADA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRUST;

ADULT; ANGOLA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AZORES; BRAZIL; CANADA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; TRUST; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 75649118172     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05182.x     Document Type: Article

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