The impact of infertility: Why ART should be a higher priority for women in the global South

Cancer Treatment and Research

Volumn 156, Issue , 2010, Pages 237-248

  Fleetwood, Amanda ^a   Campo Engelstein, Lisa ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ASIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDDLE EAST; MORALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SOUTH AFRICA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77956376449     PISSN: 09273042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6518-9_18     Document Type: Review

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