Differences in the valuation of birth outcomes among pregnant women, mothers, and obstetricians

Birth

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 178-183

  Vandenbussche, Frank P H A ^a   De Jong Potjer, Lieke C ^c   Stiggelbout, Anne M ^c   Le Cessie, Saskia ^a   Keirse, Marc J N C ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSCULTATION; DECISION TREE; FEMALE; FETUS MONITORING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MOTHER; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSCULTATION; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; FETAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MOTHERS; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 0033182975     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-536x.1999.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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