Words matter Nomenclature and communication in perinatal medicine

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-25

  De Crespigny, Lachlan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Melbourne Ultrasound for Women Hampton   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BABY; CHILD; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FETUS (ANATOMY); HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL EXPERT; MOTHER; NOMENCLATURE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0037346657     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0095-5108(02)00088-X     Document Type: Review

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