The impact of treatment experiences on the course of infertility distress in male patients

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 825-828

  Pook, Martin ^a,c   Krause, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c Staatsinst Schulqual/Bildungsfors   (Germany)

Author keywords

Counselling; IVF; Male infertility; Psychological stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15844428021     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh646     Document Type: Article

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