Should health insurance cover IVF? Issues and options

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1215-1239

  Neumann, Peter J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; INFERTILITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0030691941     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-22-5-1215     Document Type: Review

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