The impact of lifestyle risk factors on female infertility

Women and Health

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1-23

  Kelly Weeder, Susan ^a   Cox, Cheryl Lorane ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Female infertility; Interaction Model of Client Health Behavior (IMCHB); Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34247509326     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v44n04_01     Document Type: Article

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