Anxiety and perceptive functioning of infertile women during in-vitro fertilization: Exploratory survey of an Italian sample

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 3126-3132

  Ardenti, Rossella ^a   Campari, Cinzia ^a   Agazzi, Lorena ^a   Battista La Sala, Giovanni ^a  

^a S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; In vitro fertilization; Infertility; Psychological distress; Self image

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032734310     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.12.3126     Document Type: Article

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