Cost-effective infertility care

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 190-199

  Gleicher, Norbert ^a,b,c  

^a CENTER FOR HUMAN REPRODUCTION   (United States)

^b Foundation for Reproductive Medicine   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost assessment; Infertility care

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

ALGORITHM; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0034035609     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/6.2.190     Document Type: Review

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