Associations of psychosocial factors with the stress of infertility treatment

Health and Social Work

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 183-191

  Schneider, Myra G ^a   Forthofer, Melinda S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Infertility treatment; Psychosocial factors; Social work practice; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944514974     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/30.3.183     Document Type: Article

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