Risk and risk assessment in pregnancy - Do we scare because we care?

Midwifery

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 298-309

  Stahl, Katja ^a   Hundley, Vanora ^b  

^a University of Aberdeen ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METHODOLOGY; PARITY; PATIENT CODING; PRENATAL PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0242406907     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-6138(03)00041-X     Document Type: Article

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