Research as a therapeutic experience? An investigation of women's participation in research on ending IVF treatment

Human Fertility

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 231-238

  Peddie, Valerie L ^a   Porter, Maureen ^a   Van Teijlingen, Edwin ^a   Bhattacharya, Siladitya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Altruism; Research; Therapeutic experience

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CHILDLESSNESS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MIDWIFE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INTERVIEWS; MIDWIFERY; MOTIVATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33845873640     PISSN: 14647273     EISSN: 17428149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14647270600830680     Document Type: Article

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