Infertility and its treatment: An emotional roller coaster

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 135-138

  Alesi, Rita ^a  

^a MONASH IVF   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 17244371227     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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