Preconception health. Where to from here?

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 156-158

  Moos, Merry K ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

BIRTH DEFECT; CONCEPTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; ORGANOGENESIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REPRODUCTION;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 33747179024     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2006.03.004     Document Type: Editorial

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