Psychosocial characteristics of infertile couples: A study by the 'Heidelberg Fertility Consultation Service'

Human Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1753-1761

  Wischmann, T ^a,b   Stammer, H ^a   Scherg, H ^a   Gerhard, I ^b   Verres, R ^a  

^a Psychosomatic Hospital   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Idiopathic infertility; Infertility; Life satisfaction; Negative life events; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INFERTILITY; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0034883168     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/16.8.1753     Document Type: Article

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