Congruence of quality of life among infertile men and women: Findings from a couple-based study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2151-2157

  Chachamovich, J ^a,c   Chachamovich, E ^b   Fleck, M P ^b   Cordova, F P ^a   Knauth, D ^b   Passos, E ^a  

^a Gynecology and Obstetrics Department   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Couples; Depression; Dyad; Infertility; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; STUDENT T TEST; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 68949198158     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dep177     Document Type: Article

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