Attitudes towards motherhood and fertility awareness among 20-40-year-old female healthcare professionals

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 468-481

  Mortensen, Luise Lermark ^a,c   Hegaard, Hanne Kristine ^b   Andersen, Anders Nyboe ^a   Bentzen, Janne Gasseholm ^a  

^a Fertility Clinic   (Denmark)

^b Juliane Marie Centre   (Denmark)

^c University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Fertility; Fertility awareness; Motherhood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAVEL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DENMARK; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN, WORKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869387204     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13625187.2012.728015     Document Type: Article

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