The impact of a preconceptional health promotion program on intendedness of pregnancy

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-108

  Moos, Merry K ^a   Bangdiwala, Shrikant I ^b   Meibohm, Anne R ^b   Cefalo, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

family planning programs; Intendedness of pregnancy; preconceptional health promotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0030023003     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994302     Document Type: Article

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