Modifiable risk factors for impaired fertility in women: What nurse practitioners need to know

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 268-276

  Kelly Weeder, Susan ^a,b   O'Connor, Alane ^c  

^a Family Nurse Practitioner Program   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Maine Dartmouth Family Practice Residency   (United States)

Author keywords

Impaired fertility; Infertility; Modifiable risk factors; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE;

BODY WEIGHT; COUNSELING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LIFESTYLE; MATERNAL AGE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SMOKING;

CAFFEINE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LIFE STYLE; MATERNAL AGE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SMOKING; THINNESS;

EID: 33746065746     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00130.x     Document Type: Article

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