Brief report: Sedatives for mothers of stillborn infants: Views from a national survey of obstetricians

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1605-1607

  Gold, Katherine J ^a   Schwenk, Thomas L ^a   Johnson, Timothy R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; DRUG USE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PERINATAL DEATH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STILLBIRTH; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BENZODIAZEPINES; BEREAVEMENT; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MATERNAL WELFARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57349147314     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.0868     Document Type: Article

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