Patient and professional views of open access hysterosalpingography for the initial management of infertility in primary care

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 562, 2009, Pages 336-342

  Wilkes, Scott ^a   Rubin, Greg ^a   Crosland, Ann ^a   Hall, Nicola ^c   Murdoch, Alison ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Attitudes; Family practice; Health services accessibility; Hysterosalpingography; Infertility; Perceptions; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD TESTIS BARRIER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; INTERVIEW; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SKILL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RADIOGRAPHY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 66849138083     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp09X420608     Document Type: Article

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