Patient preference for self-collected cultures for group B streptococcus in pregnancy

Journal of Nurse-Midwifery

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 410-413

  Taylor, Margaret C ^a   Mercer, Brian M ^b   Engelhardt, Kay F ^c   Fricke, Joyce L ^b  

^a University of Tennessee ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SELF CARE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SELF CARE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TENNESSEE;

EID: 0031226799     PISSN: 00912182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-2182(97)00054-2     Document Type: Article

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