A randomized controlled trial of alternative approaches to community follow-up for postpartum women

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 123-128

  Edwards, Nancy C ^a,b,c   Sims Jones, Nicki ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Ottawa Carleton Health Department   (Canada)

^c Ottawa Carleton Health Department   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCOME; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUERPERIUM; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0030965993     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403875     Document Type: Article

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