Infertility treatment and fertility-specific distress: A longitudinal analysis of a population-based sample of U.S. women

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-94

  Greil, Arthur L ^a   McQuillan, Julia ^b   Lowry, Michele ^a   Shreffler, Karina M ^c  

^a ALFRED UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility specific distress; Infertility; Infertility treatment; Longitudinal women; USA

Indexed keywords

FERTILITY; INFERTILITY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959604545     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.04.023     Document Type: Article

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