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Paternal adaptation in first-time fathers: a phenomenological study

Narges EskandariDepartment of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Qom University of Medical Science, Qom, Iran
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Masoumeh SimbarDepartment of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Reproductive Endocrinology Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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AbouAli VedadhirDepartment of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran;HRA, UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS), University College London, London, UK
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Ahmad Reza BaghestaniDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Pages 53-64 | Received 17 Feb 2016, Accepted 08 Jul 2016, Published online: 28 Oct 2016

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