Family planning and psychosocial support for infertile couples

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-51

  Salakos, N ^a,c   Roupa, Z ^b   Sotiropoulou, P ^b   Grigoriou, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Counseling; Emotional support; Family planning; In vitro fertilization; Infertile couple; Psychosocial support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARITAL THERAPY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADULT; COUNSELING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GREECE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 2942617285     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180410001698735     Document Type: Article

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