Provider Characteristics Desired by African American Women in Prenatal Care

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-76

  Lori, Jody R ^a   yi, Chin Hwa ^a   Martyn, Kristy K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; focus group analysis; maternal child; transcultural health; women's health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; OBSTETRICS; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TRANSCULTURAL CARE; TRUST; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; OUTPATIENTS; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING; TRUST; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650762932     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659610387149     Document Type: Article

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