Unified communication to reach vulnerable mothers

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 122-124

  Tezcan, B ^a   Von Rege, I ^a   Henkson, H ^a   Oteng Ntim, E ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mobile technology; vulnerable mothers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOBILE PHONE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CELLULAR PHONE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 79551534451     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2010.542515     Document Type: Article

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