Women's experiences with infertility: The fluidity of conceptualizations of 'family'

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 275-291

  Parry, Diana C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conceptualizations of family; Infertility; Women's experiences

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944446269     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11133-005-6371-z     Document Type: Review

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