Improving patient understanding of preeclampsia: A randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 206, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 431.e1-431.e5

  You, Whitney B ^a   Wolf, Michael S ^a   Bailey, Stacy C ^a   Grobman, William A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

education; literacy; preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84860277988     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.03.006     Document Type: Article

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