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. 1999 Feb;16(2):59–62. doi: 10.1023/A:1022508604606

Does Assisted Reproduction Make an Impact on the Identity and Self-Esteem of Infertile Women During the Transition to Parenthood?

Catherine A McMahon 1,2,
PMCID: PMC3455740  PMID: 10079406

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