Social and psychological consequences of infertility and assisted reproduction - What are the research priorities?

Human Fertility

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-20

  Schmidt, Lone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Communication; Coping; Infertility; Psychology; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY CONFLICT; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RESEARCH PRIORITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; FEMALE; INFERTILITY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; MARRIAGE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 67549149331     PISSN: 14647273     EISSN: 17428149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14647270802331487     Document Type: Article

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