Epidemiology of depression among infertile and fertile couples in Shiraz, Southern Iran

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 399-406

  Ashkani, H ^a   Akbari, A ^b   Heydari, S T ^c,d  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b GONABAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d LORESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Depression; Fertile couples; Infertile couples

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 33749394245     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.27670     Document Type: Article

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