A cost-benefit analysis of preimplantation genetic diagnosis for carrier couples of cystic fibrosis

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1793-1804

  Davis, Lynn B ^a,c   Champion, Sara J ^b   Fair, Steve O ^b   Baker, Valerie L ^a   Garber, Alan M ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

carrier; cost benefit analysis; cystic fibrosis; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis; preimplantation genetic screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BLASTOCYST; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HETEROZYGOTE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; TWINS;

EID: 77949913431     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.12.053     Document Type: Article

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