Gender and infertility: A relational approach to counseling women

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 400-410

  Gibson, Donna M ^a,b,c   Myers, Jane E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b THE CITADEL   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0034363390     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2000.tb01923.x     Document Type: Article

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