Variability in the difficulties experienced by women undergoing infertility treatments

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 275-283

  Benyamini, Yael ^a   Gozlan, Miri ^b   Kokia, Ehud ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Distress; Infertility; Measure; Stress; Well being

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS; WELLBEING;

EID: 13544267643     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.10.014     Document Type: Article

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