A systematic review comparing group prenatal care to traditional prenatal care

Nursing for Women's Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 118-130

  Lathrop, Breanna ^a,b  

^a Good Samaritan Health Center   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CenteringPregnancy; Group prenatal care; Pregnancy outcomes; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876499227     PISSN: 17514851     EISSN: 1751486X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1751-486X.12020     Document Type: Article

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