Women's Preferences for Aspects of Labor Management: Results from a Discrete Choice Experiment

Birth

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-46

  Scotland, Graham S ^a   McNamee, Paul ^a   Cheyne, Helen ^b   Hundley, Vanora ^b   Barnett, Carol ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS TAYSIDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrete choice experiment; Obstetric care; Stated preference; Women's preferences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFIDENTIALITY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LABOR; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCOTLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951802870     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2010.00447.x     Document Type: Article

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