Psychological state and psychological strain in relation to infertility

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 303-311

  Edelmann, Robert J ^a   Connolly, Kevin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Counselling; Infertility; Psychological stiain distress; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032394454     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1298(199807/08)8:4<303::aid-casp492>3.0.co;2-l     Document Type: Article

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