The content of prenatal care. Update 2005

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 198-215

  Gregory, Kimberly D ^a,b   Johnson, Clark T ^c   Johnson, Timothy R B ^d,e   Entman, Stephen S ^f  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Medical School   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESPAN; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL SCREENING; PREPREGNANCY CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THEORETICAL STUDY; VALIDATION STUDY;

BENCHMARKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MATERNAL WELFARE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33747161681     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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