Association between coping strategies and infertility stress among a group of women with fertility problem in Shiraz, Iran

Journal of Reproduction and Infertility

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 202-206

  Aflakseir, Abdulaziz ^a   Zarei, Masoumeh ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Coping skills; Female; Fertility; Infertility; Psychological; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HOUSEWIFE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY STRESS; INFERTILITY THERAPY; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; STRESS; WAYS OF COPING QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84890408405     PISSN: 22285482     EISSN: 2251676X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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