Mothers' attitudes towards perinatal autopsy after stillbirth

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1287-1290

  Holste, Carola ^a   Pilo, Christina ^b   Pettersson, Karin ^c   Rådestad, Ingela ^d   Papadogiannakis, Nikos ^c  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d SOPHIAHEMMET UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitudes; autopsy; mothers; questionnaire; stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STILLBIRTH;

ATTITUDE; AUTOPSY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 80054730714     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01202.x     Document Type: Article

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