Public financing of IVF: A review of policy rationales

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 113-128

  Mladovsky, Philipa ^a   Sorenson, Corinna ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Cost effectiveness; Equity; Health care financing; Health policy; Infertility; IVF; Medical need

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; POLICY; REVIEW;

ADULT; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 77954563690     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10728-009-0114-3     Document Type: Article

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