Measuring infertility in populations: constructing a standard definition for use with demographic and reproductive health surveys.

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Published in Popul Health Metr on August 31, 2012

Authors

Maya N Mascarenhas1, Hoiwan Cheung, Colin D Mathers, Gretchen A Stevens

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Health Statistics and Informatics, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. stevensg@who.int.

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