The role of the obstetrician/gynecologist in the prevention of cardiovascular disease in women

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 338-344

  Ehrenthal, Deborah B ^a,b   Núñez, Ana E ^c   O'Neill, Elizabeth ^b   Robertson James, Candace ^c   Addo, Sonya Feinberg ^b   Stewart, Ashley ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SKILL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 80052351655     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2011.04.012     Document Type: Article

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