Couples perception regarding how lifestyle might affect fertility: Results of a pilot study

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 77-86

  Homan, Gillian ^a   Norman, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Couples; Healthy child; Infertile; Lifestyle; Perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649878868     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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