Process evaluation of infertility management in primary care: Has open access HSG been normalized?

Primary Health Care Research and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 290-298

  Wilkes, Scott ^a   Rubin, Greg ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

family practice; hysterosalpingography; infertility; normalization; open access investigations; primary care

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011437045     PISSN: 14634236     EISSN: 14771128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1463423609990168     Document Type: Article

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