An analysis of the demand for and cost of preimplantation genetic diagnosis in the United Kingdom

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 19, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 1205-1208

  Lavery, S A ^a   Aurell, R ^a   Turner, C ^a   Taylor, D M ^a   Winston, R M ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Awareness; Clinical; Cost; Demand; Funding; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC DISORDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AWARENESS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0033385402     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0223(199912)19:13<1205::AID-PD727>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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