Risk Assessment and Risk Distortion: Finding the Balance

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 191-200

  Jordan, Robin G ^a   Murphy, Patricia Aikins ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

childbirth; midwifery; obstetrics; pregnancy; pregnancy complications; pregnancy surveillance; prenatal; risk assessment; screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 65349103645     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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