Determinants of late and/or inadequate use of prenatal healthcare in high-income countries: A systematic review

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 904-913

  Feijen De Jong, Esther I ^a,b   Jansen, Danielle Emc ^c,d   Baarveld, Frank ^c   Van Der Schans, Cees P ^c,e   Schellevis, François G ^b,f   Reijneveld, Sijmen A ^c  

^a Midwifery Academy Amsterdam Groningen   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e HANZE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^f NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCOME; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84870510515     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr164     Document Type: Review

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