Overutilization of antenatal care in Norway

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 129-132

  Backe, Bjørn ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

antenatal care; guidelines; health services research; prenatal care utilization; providers' compliance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; NORWAY; PARITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NORWAY; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PARITY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; PRENATAL CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 84993724899     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948010290021001     Document Type: Article

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