Factors associated with prenatal care and seeking assistance in public hospitals in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil

Women and Health

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 229-240

  Miranda, Angélica Espinosa ^a   Trindade, Célia Regina ^b   Nunes, Renato Hoffmann ^a   Marba, Erica Fernandes ^b   Fernandes, Mariana Carrera ^b   Quarto, Gustavo Heringer Alcure ^a   França, Luis Cláudio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b School of Medicine   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Pregnancy; Prenatal; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; BRAZIL; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77953106427     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2010.480904     Document Type: Article

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