Motivations for having children after cancer - a systematic review of the literature

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 6-17

  Schmidt, R ^a   Richter, D ^a   Sender, A ^a   Geue, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer; Family planning; Motivation; Oncology; Parenthood; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FERTILITY; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SURVIVOR;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FERTILITY; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NEOPLASMS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84954348366     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12276     Document Type: Article

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