Use of performance metrics for the measurement of universal coverage for maternal care in Mexico

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 625-633

  Serván Mori, Edson ^a   Contreras Loya, David ^a,b   Gomez Dantés, Octavio ^a   Nigenda, Gustavo ^c   Sosa Rubí, Sandra G ^a   Lozano, Rafael ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Morelos Autonomous State University   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services research; Maternal health; Primary health care; Reproductive health; Women's health

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEXICO; POSTNATAL CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH INSURANCE; INSURANCE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 85019758963     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czw161     Document Type: Article

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