Who should pay for assisted reproductive techniques? Answers from patients, professionals and the general public in Germany

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1225-1233

  Rauprich, O ^a   Berns, E ^a   Vollmann, J ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive techniques; Ethics; Financing; Germany; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNDING; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTERVIEW; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 77951109827     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq056     Document Type: Article

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