The status of depression and anxiety in infertile Turkish couples

Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 103-108

  Kazandi, Mert ^a   Gunday, Ozlem ^a   Mermer, Timucin Kurtulus ^a   Erturk, Nuray ^a   Ozkinay, Erdinc ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Infertility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 79959487602     PISSN: 16806433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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