The impact of stress and psychosocial interventions on assisted reproductive technology outcome

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-69

  Morreale, Mary ^a   Balon, Richard ^a   Tancer, Manuel ^a   Diamond, Michael ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MARRIAGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 78651327276     PISSN: 0092623X     EISSN: 15210715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0092623X.2011.533584     Document Type: Article

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