Access to and use of infertility services in the United States: Framing the challenges

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1113-1118

  Adashi, Eli Y ^a   Dean, Laura A ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; ART; barriers; infertility; underwriting

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMOTION; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFERTILITY; INSURANCE; MALE; TRENDS;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84956670822     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.01.017     Document Type: Review

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