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Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 88-94

  Omurtag, Kenan ^a   Jimenez, Patricia T ^a   Ratts, Valerie ^a   Odem, Randall ^a   Cooper, Amber R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

assisted reproductive technology; blogs; Facebook; In vitro fertilization; infertility; internet; social networks; Twitter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER NETWORK; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFERTILITY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BLOGGING; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MALE; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84155164454     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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