The constraining impact of infertility on women's leisure lifestyles

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 295-308

  Parry, Diana C ^a   Shinew, Kimberly J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Constraint; Feminist epistemology; Infertility; Quality of life; Women's leisure

Indexed keywords

INFERTILITY; LIFESTYLE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; WOMENS HEALTH;

EID: 4043077670     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400490461972     Document Type: Article

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