Access to Effective Fertility Care in Canada

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 389-390

  Hughes, Edward ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CANADA; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; EDITORIAL; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MALE INFERTILITY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SOCIAL PROBLEM; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFERTILITY; NOTE;

CANADA; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY;

EID: 48249108784     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)32821-3     Document Type: Editorial

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