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The impact of cross-border reproductive care or ‘fertility tourism’ on NHS maternity services

  1. A McKelvey1,
  2. AL David1,
  3. F Shenfield2,
  4. ER Jauniaux3

Article first published online: 15 JUL 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02294.x

Issue

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 116, Issue 11, pages 1520–1523, October 2009

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McKelvey, A., David, A., Shenfield, F. and Jauniaux, E. (2009), The impact of cross-border reproductive care or ‘fertility tourism’ on NHS maternity services. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 116: 1520–1523. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02294.x

Author Information

  1. 1

     Fetal Medicine Unit

  2. 2

     Reproductive Medicine Unit

  3. 3

     Fetal Medicine Unit, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing, University College Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

*A McKelvey, Fetal Medicine Unit, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing, University College Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 235 Euston Road, London NW1 2BU, UK. Email alastairmckelvey@doctors.org.uk

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 16 SEP 2009
  2. Article first published online: 15 JUL 2009
  3. Accepted 11 June 2009. Published Online 15 July 2009.

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