The Effect of Intracouple Coping Concordance on Psychological and Marital Distress in Infertility Patients

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 361-372

  Levin, Jennifer B ^a   Sher, Tamara Goldman ^a,b   Theodos, Violet ^a  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b IIT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Concordance; Coping; Couples; Infertility

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000089553     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026249317635     Document Type: Article

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