Laparoscopy in women with unexplained infertility: a cost-effectiveness analysis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 471-480

  Moayeri, Sharon E ^a   Lee, Henry C ^a   Lathi, Ruth B ^a   Westphal, Lynn M ^a   Milki, Amin A ^a   Garber, Alan M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; dropout; endometriosis; in vitro fertilization; laparoscopy; unexplained infertility

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; GONADOTROPIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION TREE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

COMORBIDITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LAPAROSCOPY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67651113985     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.05.074     Document Type: Article

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