Little Congruence Between Health Care Provider and Patient Perceptions of Counselling on Gestational Weight Gain

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 518-524

  Lutsiv, Olha ^a   Bracken, Keyna ^a   Pullenayegum, Eleanor ^a,b   Sword, Wendy ^a   Taylor, Valerie H ^a   McDonald, Sarah D ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Counselling; Gestational weight gain; Health care provider; IOM; IQR; Risks; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING HABIT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; WEIGHT GAIN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SELF REPORT; STANDARD;

ADULT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SELF REPORT; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84871859207     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)35267-7     Document Type: Article

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