A National Study of the Provision of Oncofertility Services to Female Patients in Canada

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 849-858

  Yee, Samantha ^a,b   Buckett, William ^c,d   Campbell, Sharon ^e   Yanofsky, Rochelle ^f,g   Barr, Ronald D ^h  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Propel Centre for Population Health Impact   (Canada)

^f CANCERCARE MANITOBA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^h MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Female cancer patients; Fertility preservation; Oncofertility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER PATIENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL FEE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; COST; ECONOMICS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; NEOPLASM; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CANADA; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY PRESERVATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84879498259     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)35384-1     Document Type: Article

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