Psychological aspects of male fertility treatment

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1977-1986

  Mikkelsen, Alice Toft ^a   Madsen, Svend Aage ^b   Humaidan, Peter ^c  

^a SKIVE REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

communication; Fertility; Gender; Men s health; Psychosocial nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FERTILITY; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEN′S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL NURSING; VALIDATION STUDY;

COMMUNICATION; FERTILITY; GENDER; MEN′S HEALTH; PSYCHOSOCIAL NURSING;

ADULT; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84882246494     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12058     Document Type: Article

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