Fertility and parenthood issues in young female cancer patients—a systematic review

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 707-721

  Sobota, Aleksandra ^a   Ozakinci, Gozde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Decision; Fertility; Parenthood; Review; Women

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVOR;

FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84936773053     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-014-0388-9     Document Type: Review

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