Women's perceptions of centeringPregnancy: A focus group study

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-26

  Herrman, Judith W ^a   Rogers, Stephanie ^b   Ehrenthal, Deborah B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Group care; Pregnancy; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83655163692     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMC.0b013e3182385204     Document Type: Article

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