Assessment and evaluation of the woman with cardiac disease during pregnancy

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 295-302

  Dobbenga Rhodes, Yvonne A ^a   Privé, Alice M ^b  

^a Washington Hospital Healthcare System   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Disease management; Heart disease; Nursing assessment; Pregnancy; Pregnancy complications

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847338007     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005237-200610000-00007     Document Type: Review

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