Infertility counseling in practice: A collaborative reproductive healthcare model

Infertility Counseling: A Comprehensive Handbook for Clinicians

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 493-507

  Covington, Sharon N ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511547263.030     Document Type: Chapter

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