In vitro fertilization availability and utilization in the United States: a study of demographic, social, and economic factors

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1630-1635

  Hammoud, Ahmad O ^a   Gibson, Mark ^a   Stanford, Joseph ^a   White, George ^a   Carrell, Douglas T ^a   Peterson, Matthew ^a  

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

Author keywords

access to care; demographic; infertility; insurance coverage; IVF availability; IVF utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349102273     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.10.038     Document Type: Article

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