A decision analysis of treatments for obstructive azoospermia

Human Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2043-2049

  Lee, R ^a,b   Li, P S ^a   Goldstein, M ^a,b   Tanrikut, C ^a   Schattman, G ^a   Schlegel, P N ^a,b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Cost benefit analysis; Decision support techniques; Infertility, male; Reproductive techniques, assisted

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE STERILIZATION REVERSAL; MICROSURGICAL EPIDIDYMAL SPERM ASPIRATION; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION;

EID: 54149084000     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den200     Document Type: Article

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