A review of psychosocial and family functioning following assisted reproductive treatment

Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages

  Segev, Joy ^a   van den Akker, Olga ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assisted Reproductive Treatment; Family functioning; Infertility; IVF

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847227257     PISSN: 13619004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cein.2006.08.002     Document Type: Review

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