Bringing infertility prevention into focus for young people: “I guess I’m naïve and don’t think it can happen to me”

Health Education

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 100-112

  Pitts, Marian ^a   Hanley, Francine ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Curricula; Fertility; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 56649106084     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654280410525540     Document Type: Article

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