Clients' satisfaction of the premarital counseling service in Bahrain

Bahrain Medical Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Al Arrayed, Shaikha ^a   Al Hajeri, Amani ^a  

^a SALMANIYA MEDICAL COMPLEX   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAHRAIN; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MARRIAGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 70350596228     PISSN: 10128298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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