Pre-conception counselling in primary care: Prevalence of risk factors among couples contemplating pregnancy

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 280-287

  Van Der Pal De Bruin, Karin M ^b   Le Cessie, Saskia ^b   Elsinga, Joyce ^b   De Jong Potjer, Lieke C ^b   Van Haeringen, Arie ^b   Knuistingh Neven, Arie ^b   Verloove Vanhorick, S Pauline ^a,b   Assendelft, Pim ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Maternal education; Preconception counselling; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUNSELING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 42249107171     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2008.00930.x     Document Type: Article

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