A qualitative study of women's decision-making at the end of IVF treatment

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1944-1951

  Peddie, V L ^a   van Teijlingen, E ^b   Bhattacharya, S ^a  

^a ABERDEEN MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Ending treatment; In vitro fertilization; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MASS MEDIUM; PARENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIETY; TAPE RECORDER; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 21644486393     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh857     Document Type: Article

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