A pregnancy wellness guide to enhance care through self-assessment, personal reflection, and self-referral

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 134-147

  Wallace, Donna A ^a,d   Dodd, Maureen M ^a   McNeil, Deborah A ^a,b   Churchill, A Jocelyn ^a   Oelke, Nelly D ^a   Arnold, Susanne L ^c   Oberle, Kathleen ^b  

^a ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c Arnold Health Communications   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Methodological study; Pregnancy outcomes; Prenatalcare; Risk factors for pregnancy; Self assessment; Self referral

Indexed keywords

EID: 63149166790     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2009.01008.x     Document Type: Article

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