Exploring the concept of uncertain fertility, reproduction and motherhood after cancer in young adult women

Nursing Inquiry

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 135-142

  Halliday, Lesley E ^a   Boughton, Maureen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Fertility; Motherhood; Pregnancy; Preservation; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MOTHER; NEOPLASM; NURSING EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTION; UNCERTAINTY;

ADULT; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MOTHERS; NEOPLASMS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955895700     PISSN: 13207881     EISSN: 14401800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1800.2011.00532.x     Document Type: Article

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