The effects of competition on assisted reproductive technology outcomes

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1820-1830

  Henne, Melinda B ^a,b   Bundorf, M Kate ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; competition; multiple birth rates; patient selection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY; BIRTH; BIRTH RATE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARKETING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77949912066     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.02.159     Document Type: Article

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