Perspectives of Family Physicians on the Care of Uninsured Pregnant Women

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 599-605

  Munro, Kimberly ^a   Jarvis, Catherine ^b,c   Kong, Ling Yuan ^d   D'Souza, Vinita ^e   Graves, Lisa ^f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family physicians; Medically uninsured; Pregnancy; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; MENTAL STRESS; PERINATAL CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD; CANADA; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY PHYSICIANS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN RELATION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIGRATION; MORALITY; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

FAMILY PHYSICIANS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE STUDY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL INDIGENCY; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PERINATAL CARE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84885105298     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(15)30880-X     Document Type: Article

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