Personality and intrapersonal and interpersonal functioning of women starting their first IVF treatment

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 524-529

  Lowyck, B ^a   Luyten, P ^a   Corveleyn, J ^a   D'Hooghe, T ^a,b   Demyttenaere, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dependency; Fertility problems; IVF; Psychological well being; Self Criticism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SEXUALITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 61449250706     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den438     Document Type: Article

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