Clinical practice characteristics and preconception counseling strategies of health care providers who recommend alcohol abstinence during pregnancy

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1724-1731

  Tough, Suzanne C ^a,b,c,e   Clarke, Margaret ^a   Hicks, Matt ^c   Clarren, Sterling ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c Decision Support Research Team   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; Physicians' Practice Patterns; Prenatal Care; Prevention and Control; Professional Practice

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COUNSELING; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATA COLLECTION; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; TEMPERANCE;

EID: 9344265200     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ALC.0000145692.06885.79     Document Type: Article

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