Prenatal screening and diagnosis: A survey of health care providers' knowledge and attitudes

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 307-311

  Rostant, Kristie ^a   Steed, Lyndall ^b   O'Leary, Peter ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antenatal screening; Attitudes; Knowledge; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FETUS MALFORMATION; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; FAMILY PRACTICE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0041411504     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0004-8666.2003.00079.x     Document Type: Article

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