Differences between doctor and patient estimates of outcome in male sub-fertility clinic attenders

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 531-542

  Glover, L ^a,b   Gannon, K ^c   Sherr, L ^d   Abel, P D ^a,e  

^a QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXPECTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MOOD; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SUBFERTILITY;

EID: 0029806094     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1996.tb01209.x     Document Type: Article

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