Access to infertility investigations and treatment for HIV+ people: A survey of Australian infertility clinics

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 360-362

  Pitts, Marian ^a   Shields, Penelope ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFERTILITY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 12344267713     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2004.tb00444.x     Document Type: Article

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