Predictors of psychological distress in patients starting IVF treatment: infertility-specific versus general psychological characteristics
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Predictors of psychological distress in patients starting IVF treatment: infertility-specific versus general psychological characteristics.
BACKGROUND The distress that couples experience in IVF treatment is well-documented though research exploring factors that might contribute to the distress is scarce and the role of infertility-specific versus more general psychological characteristics in predicting psychological distress remains unexplored. This exploratory study aimed to describe, explore and test a self-constructed conceptua...
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Reproduction
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0268-1161,1460-2350
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq030