'It's leaflet, leaflet, leaflet then, "see you later"': Black Caribbean women's perceptions of perinatal mental health care

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 585, 2011, Pages 256-262

  Edge, Dawn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnic minority women; Ethnicity; Perinatal depression; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILDBIRTH; CONSULTATION; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; UNITED KINGDOM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; WEST INDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957498328     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X567063     Document Type: Article

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