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Factors related to couples' decisions to attempt in vitro fertilization

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  1. Department of Counselling Psychology, Faculty of Education University of British Columbia, 5780 Toronto Road, V6T, 1L2, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

    Judith Daniluk

  2. Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    Tony Pattinson

  3. Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

    Christo Zouvez

  4. Department of Educational Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

    Jeff Mitchell

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Daniluk, J., Pattinson, T., Zouvez, C. et al. Factors related to couples' decisions to attempt in vitro fertilization. J Assist Reprod Genet 10, 310–316 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01204949

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