Prevalence of subfecundity and care-seeking behaviour. Results of the German part of the European Studies on Infertility and Subfecundity;Pravalenz von verminderter Fruchtbarkeit und Inanspruchnahme arztlicher Hilfe. Ergebnisse der deutschen Erhebung im Rahmen der European Studies of Infertility and Subfecundity

Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 89-95

  Kuppers Chinnow M ^a   Karmaus, W ^a  

^a NORDIG Inst F G   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0030975224     PISSN: 00165751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1023047     Document Type: Article

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