African American Women and Prenatal Care: Perceptions of Patient–Provider Interaction

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 217-235

  Dahlem, Chin Hwa Y ^a   Villarruel, Antonia M ^a   Ronis, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; patient provider communication; prenatal care; satisfaction; trust

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84919776966     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945914533747     Document Type: Article

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