Psychological issues and interventions with infertile patients

Women and Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 91-105

  Spector, Ann Rosen ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childlessness; Infertility; Marital relationships; Motherhood role; Parenthood; Sexual relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 2142824183     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: 15410315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J015v27n03_07     Document Type: Article

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