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Factors associated with poor quality of life among Iranian infertile women undergoing IVF

Saman MaroufizadehDepartment of Epidemiology and Reproductive Health, Reproductive Epidemiology Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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Azadeh GhaheriDepartment of Epidemiology and Reproductive Health, Reproductive Epidemiology Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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Reza Omani SamaniDepartment of Epidemiology and Reproductive Health, Reproductive Epidemiology Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 145-151 | Received 13 Aug 2015, Accepted 08 Feb 2016, Published online: 19 Feb 2016

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