Reasons for delaying childbearing: A survey of women aged over 35 years seeking assisted reproductive technology

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 187-189

  Hammarberg, Karin ^a   Clarke, Veronica E ^a  

^a MONASH IVF   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VICTORIA;

EID: 17244363001     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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