Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 163-167 , June 2008

Two Main Independent Predictors of Depression Among Infertile Women: An Asian Experience

  • Laya Farzadi

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Laya Farzadi, Majidi Infertility Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
    • ,
  • Aliyeh Ghasemzadeh

,Accepted 4 October 2007.

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PII: S1028-4559(08)60074-1

doi: 10.1016/S1028-4559(08)60074-1

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 163-167 , June 2008

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