Cost - Effectiveness analysis of salpingectomy prior to IVF, based on a randomized controlled trial

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 3284-3292

  Strandell, Annika ^a   Lindhard, Anette ^b   Eckerlund, Ingemar ^c  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Hydrosalpinx; In vitro fertilization; Incremental cost effectiveness ratio; Salpingectomy

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; HYDROSALPINX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SALPINGECTOMY; SCANDINAVIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28544447853     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei244     Document Type: Article

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