Perception of diagnosis and openness of patients about infertility

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 247-252

  Van Balen, Frank ^a   Trimbos Kemper, Trudy ^b   Verdurnen, Jacqueline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Disclosure of illness; Doctor patient communication; Infertility; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0030220846     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0738-3991(95)00852-7     Document Type: Article

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