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HEALTH > REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH > FERTILITY

Preferred term

FERTILITY  

Definition

  • THE POTENTIAL FOR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • FECUNDITY
  • INFERTILITY

Scope note

  • DO NOT CONFUSE WITH 'FERTILITY RATE' AND 'BIRTH RATE' WHICH REFER TO ACTUAL CHILDBEARING.

History note

  • TERM RELABELLED APRIL 2018. PREVIOUSLY THE TERM 'FECUNDITY' WOULD HAVE BEEN USED.

Definition source

  • ELSST

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/0e4c3fed-04e9-4d2a-bb01-40c410f28718

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