Social concerns of women undergoing infertility treatment

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 817-821

  Finamore, Peter S ^a   Seifer, David B ^b   Ananth, Cande V ^a   Leiblum, Sandra R ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

disclosure; infertility; privacy; Stress

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; COLLEGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYER; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS;

ABSENTEEISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISCLOSURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIVACY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34848902616     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.01.009     Document Type: Article

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