Preconception care - When and what: The attitude of Israeli gynaecologists to preconception counseling

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 275, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 367-371

  Riskin Mashiah, Shlomit ^a   Auslander, Ron ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Genetic counseling; Preconception care; Primary health care; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GENETIC SCREENING; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRECONCEPTION CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RUBELLA VACCINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 33947541981     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-006-0268-2     Document Type: Article

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