Deconstructing 'barriers' to access: Minority ethnic women and medicalised maternal health services in Vietnam

Global Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 869-881

  White, Joanna ^a   Oosterhoff, Pauline ^b   Huong, Nguyen Thi ^c  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^b ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

childbirth; culture; medicalisation; minority ethnic groups; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIET NAM;

ADULT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MEDICALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; VIETNAM;

EID: 84865396062     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2012.679743     Document Type: Article

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