Current best evidence for the advanced treatment of unexplained subfertility

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 907-912

  Collins, John ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Gonadotrophins; Intrauterine insemination; IVF

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; GONADOTROPIN; PLACEBO;

BIRTH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBFERTILITY;

EID: 0038398810     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg170     Document Type: Review

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