Management of the first in vitro fertilization cycle for unexplained infertility: A cost-effectiveness analysis of split in vitro fertilization-intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Vitek, Wendy S ^a   Galárraga, Omar ^b   Klatsky, Peter C ^c   Robins, Jared C ^d   Carson, Sandra A ^d   Blazar, Andrew S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; split IVF ICSI; unexplained infertility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BIRTH RATE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84887122262     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.06.035     Document Type: Article

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