Recommendations for preconception care

American Family Physician

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 397-400

  Lu, Michael ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; WORKPLACE;

ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34547693328     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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