Development of clinical priority access criteria for assisted reproduction and its evaluation on 1386 infertile couples in New Zealand

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 131-141

  Gillett, Wayne R ^a   Peek, John C ^b   Herbison, G Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Fertility Associates   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

assisted reproduction; infertility; IVF; prioritization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRIORITY ACCESS CRITERIA; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE STERILIZATION REVERSAL; NEW ZEALAND; OVULATION INDUCTION; PARTHENOGENESIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 83755205826     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der372     Document Type: Article

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