The Experience of Taiwanese Women Achieving Post-Infertility Pregnancy Through Assisted Reproductive Treatment

The Family Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 189-197

  Lin, Yii Nii ^a   Tsai, Yung Chieh ^b   Lai, pi Hui ^c  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c CHING KUO INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

post infertility pregnancy; Taiwanese woman

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875090829     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: 15523950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480712466827     Document Type: Article

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