A Family Systems Approach to Primary Ovarian Insufficiency

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 137-141

  Covington, Sharon N ^a   Hillard, Paula J ^b   Sterling, Evelina W ^c   Nelson, Lawrence M ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Rachel's Well Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoloscence; Emotional; Family systems; Parenting; POF; POI; Premature menopause; Premature ovarian failure; Primary ovarian insufficiency; Psychological

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY OVARIAN INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 79954996602     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: 18734332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2010.12.004     Document Type: Review

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