The Fetal Alert Network: An Innovative Program of Access to Care,Surveillance, and Education for Birth Defects in Ontario

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1099-1102

  Kim, Peter C W ^a   Walker, Mark ^a   Beduz, Mary Agnes ^a   Chitayat, David ^a   Ryan, Greg ^a   Windrim, Rory ^a   Natale, Renato ^a   Smith, Grahaeme ^a   Windsor, Stephanie ^a   Summers, Ann ^a   Beduz, M A ^a   Etue, Charlotte ^a   Ottenhoff, Cathy ^a   Poole, Monica ^a   Weselak, Mandy ^a   Pollard, Lindsay ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Canada; Congenital; Hereditary; Maternal health services; Neonatal diseases and abnormalities; Ontario; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NOTE; NURSE; ONTARIO; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; STANDARD;

ABNORMALITIES; ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ONTARIO; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 36049016521     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32332-5     Document Type: Note

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