Some socio-cultural and psychological aspects of infertility

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 232-241

  Christie, G L ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Infertility; Psycho social factors; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 0031907793     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.1.232     Document Type: Article

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