Demographic age shift toward later conception results in an increased age in the subfertile population and an increased demand for medical care

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-63

  De Graaff, Aisha A ^a   Land, Jolande A ^a   Kessels, Alfons G H ^a   Evers, Johannes L H ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age distribution; demography; epidemiology; female fertility; maternal age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; DATA BASE; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH VISITOR; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL CARE; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBFERTILITY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MATERNAL AGE; NETHERLANDS; PRENATAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78650417180     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.05.013     Document Type: Article

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