Affordable ART: A different perspective

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3312-3318

  Aleyamma, T K ^a   Kamath, Mohan Shashikant ^a   Muthukumar, K ^a   Mangalaraj, Ann M ^a   George, Korula ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

ART; clomiphene citrate; cost analysis; developing countries; limited resources

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; OVOFAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES;

EID: 81055132885     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der323     Document Type: Article

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