Communication and coping as predictors of fertility problem stress: cohort study of 816 participants who did not achieve a delivery after 12 months of fertility treatment.

L Schmidt; B E Holstein; Ulla Christensen; J Boivin

doi:10.1093/humrep/dei193

Communication and coping as predictors of fertility problem stress: cohort study of 816 participants who did not achieve a delivery after 12 months of fertility treatment.

L Schmidt, B E Holstein, Ulla Christensen, J Boivin

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Abstract

Udgivelsesdato: 2005-Nov

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Human Reproduction
Vol/bind	20
Udgave nummer	11
Sider (fra-til)	3248-3256
Antal sider	8
ISSN	0268-1161
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dei193
Status	Udgivet - 2005

Bibliografisk note

Keywords: Adaptation, Psychological; Adult; Communication; Denmark; Female; Humans; Infertility; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Marriage; Pregnancy; Prospective Studies; Questionnaires; Reproductive Techniques, Assisted; Social Class

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10.1093/humrep/dei193

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Communication and coping as predictors of fertility problem stress: cohort study of 816 participants who did not achieve a delivery after 12 months of fertility treatment. / Schmidt, L; Holstein, B E; Christensen, Ulla; Boivin, J.

I: Human Reproduction, Bind 20, Nr. 11, 2005, s. 3248-3256.

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