Two main independent predictors of depression among infertile women: An asian experience

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163-167

  Farzadi, Laya ^a   Ghasemzadeh, Aliyeh ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Beck depression inventory; Depression; Infertility; Iran

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIED WOMAN; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 47349103807     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1028-4559(08)60074-1     Document Type: Article

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