Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 5 , Pages 404-413 , 2006

Factors Related to Meaning of Life in Taiwanese Women Treated with In Vitro Fertilization

  • Tsann-Juu Su

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. Tsann-Juu Su, School and Graduate Institute of Nursing, National Taiwan University, 1, Jen Ai Road, Section 1, Taipei 100, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yueh-Chih Chen
  • Hsin-Fu Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Shih Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yung-Tai Hung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Political Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 23 June 2005 ,Revised 17 August 2005 ,Accepted 1 November 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60137-6

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 5 , Pages 404-413 , 2006

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