What obstetrician-gynecologists think of preconception care

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-65

  Morgan, Maria A ^a   Hawks, Debra ^a   Zinberg, Stanley ^a   Schulkin, Jay ^a  

^a AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Obstetrician gynecologist; Preconception care; Routine care; Survey

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OBSTETRIC CARE; PARENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 33748690760     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-006-0086-y     Document Type: Article

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