The role of the general practitioner in postnatal care: A survey from Australian general practice

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 434, 1998, Pages 1570-1574

  Gunn, Jane ^a   Lumley, Judith ^b   Young, Doris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

General practitioners; Postal survey; Postnatal check up; Routine examinations; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PELVIS FLOOR; PERINEUM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTNATAL CARE; VAGINA;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; POSTNATAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; VICTORIA;

EID: 0031719832     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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