Trauma of pregnancy loss and infertility among mothers and involuntarily childless women in the United States

Journal of Loss and Trauma

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-227

  Schwerdtfeger, Kami L ^a   Shreffler, Karina M ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70449380994     PISSN: 15325024     EISSN: 15325032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325020802537468     Document Type: Article

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