Investigating and managing infertility in general practice

British Medical Journal

Volumn 316, Issue 7142, 1998, Pages 1438-1441

  Hargreave, T B ^a   Mills, J A ^b  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFERTILITY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RUBELLA; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032499457     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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