The other side of the fertility coin: A comparison of childless men's and women's knowledge of fertility and assisted reproductive technology

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 839-846

  Daniluk, Judith C ^a   Koert, Emily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

ART knowledge; delayed childbearing; Fertility knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INTERNET; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SPOUSES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875216963     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.10.033     Document Type: Article

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