Marital relationship and quality of life among couples with infertility

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-52

  Onat, Güliz ^a   Beji, Nezihe Kizilkaya ^a,b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Istanbul Üniversitesi Bakrköy Sag Lk Yüksekokulolu ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Infertility; Marital adjustment; Qualitative study; Quality of life; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIVORCE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTERVIEW; MALE; MARRIAGE; OCCUPATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECREATION; RESPONSIBILITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; TURKEY (BIRD);

EID: 84863563867     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: 15736717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11195-011-9233-5     Document Type: Article

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