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Original Research

Infertility Management Disruption During the COVID-19 Outbreak in a Middle-Income Country: Patients’ Choices, Attitudes, and Concerns

Nadia Muhaidat1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, JordanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mohammad A Alshrouf2 School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, JordanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3806-2859
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Abdulrahman M Karam2 School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, JordanORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9182-2111
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Mohammed Elfalah2 School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan
Pages 2279-2288 | Published online: 05 Oct 2021

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