Does reducing the frequency of routine antenatal visits have long term effects? Follow up of participants in a randomised controlled trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 367-370

  Clement, Sarah ^a   Candy, Bridget ^a   Sikorski, Jim ^a   Wilson, Jenny ^a   Smeeton, Nigel ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WELLBEING;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 0032987533     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1999.tb08276.x     Document Type: Article

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