The content of prenatal care and its relationship to preterm birth in Alberta, Canada

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 777-792

  White, Deborah E ^a   Fraser Lee, Nonie J ^b   Tough, Suzanne ^a,c   Newburn Cook, Christine V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Public Health Division   (Canada)

^c Decision Support Research Team   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ALBERTA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MOTHERS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33750417646     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330600880335     Document Type: Article

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