Shaping public opinion on the issue of childbirth; a critical analysis of articles published in an Australian newspaper

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  McIntyre, Meredith J ^a   Francis, Karen ^b   Chapman, Ysanne ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^c CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILDBIRTH; DATA ANALYSIS; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; PREGNANCY;

AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEWSPAPERS; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 79959583833     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-11-47     Document Type: Article

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