Cost‐effectiveness study of clomiphene citrate versus anastrozole for inducing ovulation in infertile adult patients in a public hospital, La Raza in Mexico City

Objective  To evaluate the cost‐effectiveness (CE) ratio of clomiphene citrate versus anastrozole in the induction of ovulation in infertile adult women attending a Mexican public hospital.

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