IVF policies with emphasis on Israeli practices

Health Policy

Volumn 97, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 202-208

  Simonstein, Frida ^a  

^a Yezreel Valley College   (Israel)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Health policy; IVF; Women's health

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; SOCIAL WELFARE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; ISRAEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77956174565     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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