Adjustment to infertility: The role of intrapersonal and interpersonal resources/vulnerabilities

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 906-912

  Mahajan, N N ^a,c   Turnbull, D A ^a   Davies, M J ^a   Jindal, U N ^b   Briggs, N E ^a   Taplin, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Gynecological and Fertility Research Centre   (India)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technologies; Developing countries; Infertility; Psychological adjustment; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIA; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARENTHOOD; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RELIGION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

EID: 64949110044     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den462     Document Type: Article

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