Evaluation of the relative cost-effectiveness of treatments for infertility in the UK

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 95-106

  Philips, Z ^a   Barraza Llorens, M ^b   Posnett, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assisted conception; Cost effectiveness; Decision analysis; Infertility; Modelling

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIATHERMY; DRUG COST; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED KINGDOM; UTERINE TUBE OCCLUSION;

EID: 0033971874     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.1.95     Document Type: Article

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