Attitudes towards preconception care in Maltese women with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1006-1009

  Sapiano, K ^a   Savona Ventura, C ^b   Calleja Agius, J ^b   Serracino Inglott, A ^a   Azzopardi, Lilian M ^a  

^a Department of Pharmacy ^*  (Malta)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Malta)

Author keywords

Education; Pregnancy; Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALTESE; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MALTA; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869993391     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2012.705370     Document Type: Article

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