Preconception Care At the Edges of the Reproductive Lifespan

Nursing for Women's Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-74

  Barry, Martha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 79951781563     PISSN: 17514851     EISSN: 1751486X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-486X.2011.01613.x     Document Type: Article

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