Cheaper than a newcomer': On the social production of IVF policy in Israel

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 897-924

  Birenbaum Carmeli, Daphna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Health policy; In vitro fertilisation; Israel; Politics; Reproductive policy; Women

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN; POLITICS; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; ISRAEL;

EID: 11844299692     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0141-9889.2004.00422.x     Document Type: Review

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