Migrant women's perceptions of healthcare during pregnancy and early motherhood: Addressing the social determinants of health

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 719-723

  Almeida, Lígia Moreira ^a,b,c   Casanova, Catarina ^d   Caldas, José ^b,c   Ayres De Campos, Diogo ^b   Dias, Sónia ^e  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c Iberoamerican Observatory of Health and Citizenship (IOHC)   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^e INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Maternal healthcare; Migration; Social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PORTUGAL; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; UTILIZATION; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PORTUGAL; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84904399270     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-013-9834-4     Document Type: Article

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