Cardiovascular Disease in Women: How Nurses Can Promote Awareness and Prevention

Nursing for Women's Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 63-68

  Moran, Barbara ^a   Walsh, Teresa ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Heart disease; Prevention; Women's health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873723724     PISSN: 17514851     EISSN: 1751486X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1751-486X.12008     Document Type: Article

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