Information-sharing among couples considering multifetal pregnancy reduction

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 490-495

  Britt, David W ^a   Evans, Mark I ^a,b,c  

^a Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine   (United States)

^b Comprehensive Genetics ^*  (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

coping; multifetal reduction; sharing; social support; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY REDUCTION, MULTIFETAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33847765852     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.07.1508     Document Type: Article

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