The importance of the 'family clock': women's lived experience of fertility decision-making 6 years after attending the Fertility Assessment and Counselling Clinic

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The importance of the 'family clock' : women's lived experience of fertility decision-making 6 years after attending the Fertility Assessment and Counselling Clinic. / Koert, Emily; Sylvest, Randi; Vittrup, Ida; Hvidman, Helene Westring; Petersen, Kathrine Birch; Boivin, Jacky; Nyboe Andersen, Anders; Schmidt, Lone.

I: Human Fertility, Bind 25, Nr. 2, 2022.

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Koert, E, Sylvest, R, Vittrup, I, Hvidman, HW, Petersen, KB, Boivin, J, Nyboe Andersen, A & Schmidt, L 2022, 'The importance of the 'family clock': women's lived experience of fertility decision-making 6 years after attending the Fertility Assessment and Counselling Clinic', Human Fertility, bind 25, nr. 2. https://doi.org/10.1080/14647273.2021.1950851

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Koert, E., Sylvest, R., Vittrup, I., Hvidman, H. W., Petersen, K. B., Boivin, J., Nyboe Andersen, A., & Schmidt, L. (2022). The importance of the 'family clock': women's lived experience of fertility decision-making 6 years after attending the Fertility Assessment and Counselling Clinic. Human Fertility, 25(2). https://doi.org/10.1080/14647273.2021.1950851

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Koert E, Sylvest R, Vittrup I, Hvidman HW, Petersen KB, Boivin J o.a. The importance of the 'family clock': women's lived experience of fertility decision-making 6 years after attending the Fertility Assessment and Counselling Clinic. Human Fertility. 2022;25(2). https://doi.org/10.1080/14647273.2021.1950851

Author

Koert, Emily ; Sylvest, Randi ; Vittrup, Ida ; Hvidman, Helene Westring ; Petersen, Kathrine Birch ; Boivin, Jacky ; Nyboe Andersen, Anders ; Schmidt, Lone. / The importance of the 'family clock' : women's lived experience of fertility decision-making 6 years after attending the Fertility Assessment and Counselling Clinic. I: Human Fertility. 2022 ; Bind 25, Nr. 2.

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