Right to assisted reproductive technology: Overcoming infertility in low-resource countries

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 172-174

  Inhorn, Marcia C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Gender; In vitro fertilization; Infertility; Low resource countries; Reproductive rights

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EGYPT; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS;

EID: 67650214693     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.03.034     Document Type: Article

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