Expectation and knowledge of pregnant women undergoing first and second trimester ultrasound examination in a Chinese population

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 739-744

  Chan, Lin Wai ^a   Chan, Oi Ka ^a   Chau, Mo Ching Macy ^a   Sahota, Daljit Singh ^a   Leung, Tak Yeung ^a   Fung, Tak Yuen ^a   Lau, Tze Kin ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Expectation; Knowledge; Pregnancy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINESE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 49949102310     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2050     Document Type: Article

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