Using the pregnancy perception of risk questionnaire to assess health care literacy gaps in maternal perception of prenatal risk

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1041-1045

  Headley, Adrienne J ^a   Harrigan, John ^b  

^a SAINT PETER S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JERSEY SHORE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs; Obstetrics gynecology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; OBSTETRIC CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COUNSELING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 70350655881     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31071-3     Document Type: Article

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