Alexithymia is positively associated with the outcome of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment

Psychological Reports

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 522-532

  Kakatsaki, D ^a   Vaslamatzis, G ^a   Chatziandreou, M ^a   Anastasiadi, K ^a   Dafni, U ^b   Tzavara, C ^c   Stefanidis, K ^a   Loutradis, D ^a   Antsaklis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b School of Nursing   (Australia)

^c DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GREECE; HUMAN; PERSONALITY TEST; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GREECE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74049134714     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.105.2.522-532     Document Type: Article

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