Psychology of infertility and assisted reproductive treatment: the Italian situation

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 1-3

  Vitale, Salvatore Giovanni ^a   La Rosa, Valentina Lucia ^b   Rapisarda, Agnese Maria Chiara ^b   Laganà, Antonio Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

assisted reproductive technologies; infertility; Psychology

Indexed keywords

INFERTILITY THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; ITALY; MALE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; ITALY; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 84991466907     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0167482X.2016.1244184     Document Type: Article

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