Prognostic models for the probability of achieving an ongoing pregnancy after in-vitro fertilization and the importance of testing their predictive value

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2298-2303

  Stolwijk, A M ^a   Zielhuis, G A ^a   Hamilton, C J C M ^b   Straatman, H ^a   Hollanders, J M G ^b   Goverde, H J M ^b   Van Dop, P A ^c   Verbeek, A L M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

In vitro fertilization; Ongoing pregnancy; Pregnancy; Prognosis; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0029832867     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019092     Document Type: Article

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