Initial management of infertility: An audit of pre-referral investigations and exploration of couples' views at the interface of primary and secondary care

Human Fertility

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-31

  Morrison, C ^a   Bhattacharya, S ^b   Hamilton, M ^a   Templeton, A ^b   Smith, B ^c  

^a ABERDEEN MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infertility management; Primary care; Referral; Secondary care

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUBELLA; SEMEN ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGESTERONE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES; SEMEN;

EID: 33947517549     PISSN: 14647273     EISSN: 17428149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14647270600939937     Document Type: Article

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