Stress, distress and outcome of assisted reproductive technology (ART): A meta-analysis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2763-2776

  Matthiesen, S M S ^a   Frederiksen, Y ^a   Ingerslev, H J ^b   Zachariae, R ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anxiety; ART; depression; infertility; stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; JOB STRESS; LIFE EVENT; LIVE BIRTH; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 80052895306     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der246     Document Type: Article

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