Preconception health: Awareness, planning, and communication among a sample of US men and women

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-39

  Mitchell, Elizabeth W ^a   Levis, Denise M ^a,b   Prue, Christine E ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Awareness; Communication; Knowledge; Preconception; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860881609     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-010-0663-y     Document Type: Article

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