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  1. Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran

    Ali Akbar Hesam

  2. Student Research Committee, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran

    Leila Taghipour & Sepehr Rasekhi

  3. Molecular Medicine Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran

    Soghra Fallahi

  4. Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran

    Zeinab Hesam

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Hesam, A.A., Taghipour, L., Rasekhi, S. et al. Investigating the Multiple Aspects of Mental Health in Infertile Women. Int J Ment Health Addiction 15, 928–932 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-016-9675-1

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