A study with couples undergoing assisted-reproduction treatment

European Psychologist

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-17

  Knoll, Nina ^a   Schwarzer, Ralf ^b   Pfüller, Bettina ^a   Kienle, Rolf ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Couples; Emotional transmission; Fertility; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 62549103400     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040.14.1.7     Document Type: Article

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