Listening to the voices of hospitalized high-risk antepartum patients

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 313-318

  Richter, Magdalena S ^a   Parkes, Cheryl ^b   Chaw Kant, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

High risk pregnancy; Needs; Qualitative research; Stressors; Woman's health

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347368475     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2007.00159.x     Document Type: Article

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