Delaying childbearing: Effect of age on fecundity and outcome of pregnancy

British Medical Journal

Volumn 302, Issue 6789, 1991, Pages 1361-1365

  Van Noord Zaadstra, B M ^a   Looman, C W N ^a   Alsbach, H ^a   Habbema, J D F ^a   Te Velde, E R ^a   Karbaat, J ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0025729404     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.302.6789.1361     Document Type: Article

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