Internet use in pregnancy informs women's decision making: A web-based survey

Birth

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 106-115

  Lagan, Briege M ^a,b   Sinclair, Marlene ^b   George Kernohan, W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Midwifery Research ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Information need; Internet; Pregnant women; Web based questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77952490501     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2010.00390.x     Document Type: Article

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