A burden and a blessing-young swedish women's experience of fertility. A study among women lacking experience of pregnancy and parenthood

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 402-419

  Söderberg, Malin ^a,b   Lundgren, Ingela ^c   Olsson, Pia ^d   Christensson, Kyllike ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 79953847699     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2010.530725     Document Type: Article

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