What Do Public Health Nurses Really Do During Prenatal Home Appointments?

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 324-331

  Twohy, Kathleen M ^a   Reif, LuAnn ^a  

^a St Johns University School of Nursing   (United States)

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ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MINNESOTA; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING;

EID: 0031300872     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1997.tb00300.x     Document Type: Article

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