Education of women about the prevention of preterm birth

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 260-263

  Davies, Barbara L ^a   Stewart, Paula J ^a   Sprague, Ann E ^b   Niday, Patricia A ^b   Nimrod, Carl A ^c   Dulberg, Corinne S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Perinatal Educ Prog of E Ontario

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NURSE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING CESSATION; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0031693674     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403932     Document Type: Article

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