Life after unsuccessful IVF treatment in an assisted reproduction unit: A qualitative analysis of gains through loss among Chinese persons in Hong Kong

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1920-1929

  Lee, Geok Ling ^a   Hui Choi, W H ^a   Chan, Celia H Y ^a   Chan, Cecilia L W ^a   Ng, Ernest H Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Counselling; Growth; Infertility; IVF; Meaning making

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 67651097777     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep091     Document Type: Article

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