Perception of information, expectations and experiences among women and their partners attending a second-trimester routine ultrasound scan

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 86-90

  Eurenius, K ^a,b   Axelsson, O ^a   Gallstedt Fransson I ^a   Sjoden P O ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Expectations; Experience; Information; Ultrasound screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; EXPECTATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MALFORMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT COUNSELING; PERCEPTION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SPOUSE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; COUNSELING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0030997185     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1997.09020086.x     Document Type: Article

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