Shortcomings of Maternity Care in Serbia

Birth

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 14-25

  Arsenijevic, Jelena ^a   Pavlova, Milena ^a   Groot, Wim ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Maternity care; Serbia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MATERNAL CARE; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; SERBIA; STANDARD;

CHILDBIRTH; MATERNITY CARE; SERBIA;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SERBIA;

EID: 84896496542     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/birt.12096     Document Type: Article

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