A national study of the provision of oncology sperm banking services among Canadian fertility clinics

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 440-449

  Yee, S ^a,b   Buckett, W ^c,d   Campbell, S ^e   Yanofsky, R A ^f,g   Barr, R 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

Fertility preservation; Male cancer patients; Oncofertility; Sperm banking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; NEOPLASM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPERM BANKS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879499147     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12045     Document Type: Article

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