Unfulfilled desire for pregnancy: Gender and family differences in emotional burden among a Nigerian sample

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 408-409

  Fatoye, F O ^a,b   Owolabi, A T ^a   Eegunranti, B A ^a   Fatoye, G K ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Desire for pregnancy; Emotional burden; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MALE; MARRIAGE; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; SPOUSES;

EID: 46749158818     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610802091875     Document Type: Article

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