Women's experience of infertility: A multi-systemic perspective

Journal of International Women's Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 54-68

  Berger, Roni ^a   Paul, Marilyn S ^a,b   Henshaw, Lisa A ^a  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b North Shore University   (United States)

Author keywords

Infertility and psychosocial experience; Single question; Women and infertility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875101821     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15398706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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