Knowledge of gestational diabetes among a multi-ethnic cohort in Australia

Midwifery

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 579-588

  Carolan, Mary ^a   Steele, Cheryl ^b   Margetts, Heather ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SUNSHINE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Gestational diabetes; Knowledge; Multi ethnic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MOTHER; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MOTHERS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SELF EFFICACY; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149410927     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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