Awareness of and attitudes toward congenital cytomegalovirus infection among pregnant women in Singapore

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 268-272

  Lim, S L ^a   Tan, W C ^a   Tan, L K ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Awareness; Cytomegalovirus; Knowledge; Pregnancy; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONGENITAL INFECTION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SERODIAGNOSIS; SINGAPORE; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 84860504207     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.12.025     Document Type: Article

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