Fearing the worst - why do pregnant women feel 'At risk'?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 279-286

  Searle, Judith ^a,b  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK;

EID: 0029774251     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.1996.tb02711.x     Document Type: Article

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