Inadequate prenatal care use among Canadian mothers: Findings from the Maternity Experiences Survey

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 420-426

  Debessai, Y ^a   Costanian, C ^a   Roy, M ^b   El Sayed, M ^b   Tamim, H ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INADEQUATE PRENATAL CARE; OBSTETRICIAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMIPARA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84954476985     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2015.218     Document Type: Article

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