Infertility evaluation and treatment among women in the United States

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Kessler, Lawrence M ^a,b   Craig, Benjamin M ^a,c   Plosker, Shayne M ^c   Reed, Damon R ^a   Quinn, Gwendolyn P ^a,c  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; family planning; infertility; infertility evaluation; infertility treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ASSISTED REPRODUCTION; FAMILY PLANNING; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY EVALUATION; INFERTILITY TREATMENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884909242     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.05.040     Document Type: Article

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