How do patients choose private in vitro fertilization treatment? A customer survey in a tertiary fertility center in the United Kingdom

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 893-897

  Lass, Amir ^a,b   Brinsden, Peter ^a  

^a Bourn Hall Clinic ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Serono International SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Customers; IVF; Pregnancy rate; Purchasing decision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0035040371     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(01)01751-4     Document Type: Article

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