Pregnancy, illness and the concept of career

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 383-407

  Thomas, Hilary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career; High risk pregnancy; Illness; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; CAREER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

EID: 0038458690     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.t01-1-00351     Document Type: Article

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