Health system responsiveness for delivery care in Southern Thailand

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 169-175

  Liabsuetrakul, Tippawan ^a   Petmanee, Porntip ^b   Sanguanchua, Sunittha ^c   Oumudee, Nurleesa ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Thepa Hospital   (Thailand)

^c HATYAI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Community health planning; Health system responsiveness; Obstetric delivery; Quality of health care; Reproductive health services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONFIDENTIALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL CARE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DELIVERY ROOMS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858181198     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzr085     Document Type: Article

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