Effect of maternal education on choice of location for delivery among Indian women

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 328-334

  Aggarwal, Rakesh ^a   Thind, Amardeep ^b  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Department of Family Medicine ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; INDIAN; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MATERNAL CARE; PARENTING EDUCATION; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84859120553     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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