Prevention is the Key to Maintaining Gynecologic Health during Deployment

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 283-292

  Trego, Lori L ^a  

^a Landstuhl Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Deployment; Gynecologic health; Military women's health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864300522     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2011.01337.x     Document Type: Article

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