Brokers, consumers and the internet: How North American consumers navigate their infertility journeys

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 592-599

  Speier, Amy R ^a  

^a ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

broker; consumer activism; Czech Republic; infertility journey; North American

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSUMER; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SUPPORT GROUP; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; COMMERCE; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL TOURISM; NORTH AMERICA; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 80455177087     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.07.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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