What do women know about the risks of delayed childbearing?

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 330-334

  Tough, Suzanne ^a,b   Benzies, Karen ^c   Newburn Cook, Christine ^d   Tofflemire, Karen ^a,b   Fraser Lee, Nonie ^e   Faber, Alexandra ^b   Sauve, Reg ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b CALGARY HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health knowledge; Pregnancy; Reproductive behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CESAREAN SECTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EDUCATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INFANT DISEASE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; RANDOM SAMPLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELEPHONE; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 33748429722     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405615     Document Type: Article

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