Male Infertility

Journal of Urology

Volumn 177, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2058-2066

  Meacham, Randall B ^a   Joyce, Geoffrey F ^a   Wise, Matthew ^a   Kparker, Ashay ^a   Niederberger, Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

costs and cost analysis; health care costs; health services research; infertility; male; testis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; VARICOCELE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; UNITED STATES; VARICOCELE;

EID: 34248330037     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.01.131     Document Type: Article

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