Making decisions about fertility: Three facts GPS need to communicate to women

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 343-346

  Mazza, Danielle ^a   Cannold, Leslie ^a   Nagle, Cate ^b   McKay, Fiona ^a   Brijnath, Bianca ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ethics; Fertility; General practice; Health education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84865078585     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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