Epidemiology and management of infertility: A population-based study in UK primary care

Family Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 269-274

  Wilkes, Scott ^a,b,e   Chinn, David J ^c   Murdoch, Alison ^d   Rubin, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Amble Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c Lynebank Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (United Kingdom)

^e NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Family practice; Infertility; Primary care

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SPERM DONOR; STERILIZATION REVERSAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE TUBE DISEASE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATE MEDICINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67949120528     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmp029     Document Type: Article

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