The prevalence of couple infertility in the United States from a male perspective: Evidence from a nationally representative sample

Andrology

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 741-748

  Louis, J F ^a   Thoma, M E ^a   Sorensen D N ^b   Mclain, A C ^c   King, R B ^a   Sundaram, R ^a   Keiding, N ^b   Buck Louis, G M ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDLESSNESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL; TIME TO PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME-TO-PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882966432     PISSN: 20472919     EISSN: 20472927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-2927.2013.00110.x     Document Type: Article

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