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Greenfeld, D.A. (2002). Coping with Infertility: Practical Psychosocial Issues. In: Seifer, D.B., Collins, R.L. (eds) Office-Based Infertility Practice. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21716-9_5
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