Review ArticleClinical Review

The Well-Man Visit: Addressing a Man's Health to Optimize Pregnancy Outcomes

Jonathan N. Warner and Keith A. Frey
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2013, 26 (2) 196-202; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.02.120143

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