Factors related to meaning of life in Taiwanese women treated with in vitro fertilization

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 404-413

  Su, Tsann Juu ^b   Chen, Hsin Fu ^a   Chen, Yueh Chih ^b   Yang, Yu Shih ^a   Hung, Yung Tai ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hope; Infertility; Meaning of life; Purpose in life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLOW UP; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; LIFE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CODING; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BELIEF; TAIWAN; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33645924027     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60137-6     Document Type: Article

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