Emotional distress of infertile women in Turkey

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 44-46

  Ozkan, M ^a,b   Baysal, B ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Depression; Infertility; Marital relationship; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTERVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALITY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUALITY; TURKEY;

EID: 33646441281     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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