An investigation of social inequalities in help-seeking and use of health services for fertility problems in a population-based sample of UK women

Human Fertility

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-22

  Morris, Melanie ^a   Oakley, Laura ^b   MacOnochie, Noreen ^a   Doyle, Pat ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fertility problems; fertility treatment; health services; help seeking; infertility; Social inequalities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79953828930     PISSN: 14647273     EISSN: 17428149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14647273.2010.536609     Document Type: Article

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