Inequity in provision of and access to health visiting postnatal depression services

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2350-2362

  Almond, Palo ^a   Lathlean, Judith ^b  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Equity; Health visiting; Interviews; Postnatal depression; Qualitative case study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BANGLADESH; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; ENGLAND; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING RESEARCH; POLICY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054048988     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05669.x     Document Type: Article

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