A review of Islamic Middle Eastern migrants: Traditional and religious cultural beliefs about procreation in the context of infertility treatment

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 321-331

  van Rooij, F B ^a   van Balen, F ^a   Hermanns, J M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MIDDLE EAST; MIGRATION; PATIENT CARE; RELIGION; REVIEW;

EID: 9744278197     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830412331298369     Document Type: Review

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