Effects of fetal number and multifetal reduction on length of in vitro fertilization pregnancies

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 964-968

  Haning Jr , Ray V ^a,b   Seifer, David B ^a   Wheeler, Carol A ^a   Frishman, Gary N ^a   Silver, Helayne ^a   Pierce, Deborah J ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029941692     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(96)00059-2     Document Type: Article

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