Clients' perceptions of the quality of care in Mexico City's public-sector legal abortion program

International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 191-201

  Becker, Davida ^a   Díaz Olavarrieta, Claudia ^b   Juárez, Clara ^b   García, Sandra G ^c   Sanhueza, Patricio ^d   Harper, Cynthia C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c POPULATION COUNCIL   (Mexico)

^d SECRETARÍA DE SALUD   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC SECTOR; RISK PERCEPTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ABORTION; MEXICO; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; STANDARD;

ABORTION, LEGAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEXICO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY;

EID: 84858666669     PISSN: 19440391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3719111     Document Type: Article

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