Screening tests during prenatal care: Does practice follow the evidence?

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-59

  Siddique, Juned ^a   Lantos, John D ^b   VanderWeele, Tyler J ^c   Lauderdale, Diane S ^d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based care; Pregnancy; Prenatal; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; ANEMIA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OFFICE VISITS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860885072     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-010-0723-3     Document Type: Article

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