Psychological distress by type of fertility barrier

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 885-894

  Jacob, Mary Casey ^a   McQuillan, J ^b   Greil, A L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c ALFRED UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distress; Infertility; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34247873058     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del452     Document Type: Article

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