Fertility Literacy for Women in Primary Care Settings

Journal for Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 161-165

  Barron, Mary Lee ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Female; Fertility; Health literacy; Health promotion; Lifestyle modification; Menstrual cycle; Preconception health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875403362     PISSN: 15554155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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