Health-related quality of life in relation to gender and age in couples planning IVF treatment

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1536-1543

  Fekkes, M ^a   Buitendijk, S E ^a   Verrips, G H W ^a   Braat, D D M ^b   Brewaeys, A M A ^c   Dolfing, J G ^d   Kortman, M ^e   Leerentveld, R A ^f   Macklon, N S ^g  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Diaconessen Hospital   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^f ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^g ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Emotional functioning; Health related quality of life; IVF; Psychological functioning; Social functioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT COUNSELING; PARENTHOOD; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

EID: 0038639757     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg276     Document Type: Article

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