Agreement on perceptions of quality of life in couples dealing with infertility

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 557-565

  Chachamovich, Juliana Rigol ^a   Chachamovich, Eduardo ^b   Ezer, Hélène ^a   Fleck, Marcelo Pio ^c   Knauth, Daniela Riva ^c   Passos, Eduardo Pandolfi ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

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

^d Gynecology and Obstetrics Department   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agreement; Congruence; Couples; Infertility; Quality of life; WHOQOL

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956237121     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2010.01168.x     Document Type: Article

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