Markov modeling of vasectomy reversal and ART for infertility: how do obstructive interval and female partner age influence cost effectiveness?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 840-846

  Hsieh, Michael H ^a   Meng, Maxwell V ^a   Turek, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

assisted reproductive technology; cost effectiveness; decision analysis; Markov process; vasectomy reversal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MALE STERILIZATION REVERSAL; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; VASECTOMY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MARKOV CHAINS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; VASOVASOSTOMY;

EID: 34848826856     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.11.199     Document Type: Article

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