The Maternal Health Clinic: A New Window of Opportunity for Early Heart Disease Risk Screening and Intervention for Women with Pregnancy Complications

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 831-839

  Smith, Graeme N ^a   Pudwell, Jessica ^a   Roddy, Michelle ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Maternal health; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC HYPERTENSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EARLY HEART DISEASE RISK; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CENTER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HEALTH CLINIC; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NOTE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUERPERIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SMOKING; WEIGHT GAIN; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEALTH SERVICE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PRENATAL CARE; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; MATERNAL WELFARE; METHODOLOGY;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; ONTARIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTORS;

CARDIOVASCULAR; MATERNAL HEALTH; PREECLAMPSIA;

EID: 84893515950     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(15)30841-0     Document Type: Note

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