Women's control and choice regarding HRT

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 469-482

  Griffiths, Frances ^a  

^a Performing Arts Leisure Univ W   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Focus group; Hormone replacement therapy; Interview; Medicalisation; Primary health care; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENOPAUSE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 0032975249     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00141-0     Document Type: Article

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