Assessing pregnant women's compliance with different alcohol guidelines: An 11-year prospective study

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 690-693

  Powers, Jennifer R ^a   Loxton, Deborah J ^a   Burns, Lucy A ^b   Shakeshaft, Anthony ^b,c   Elliott, Elizabeth J ^d   Dunlop, Adrian J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c SAX INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e Hunter New England Area Health Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77955594979     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03703.x     Document Type: Article

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