Prevalence of blood and injection phobia among pregnant women

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1276-1279

  Lilliecreutz, Caroline ^a   Josefsson, Ann ^a,b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood injection; Phobia; Pregnancy; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PHOBIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INJECTION PHOBIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDWIFE; PHOBIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57449095028     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340802468324     Document Type: Article

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