Assisted reproductive technologies: Estimates of their contribution to multiple births and newborn hospital days in the United States

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 361-366

  Wilcox, L S ^a   Kiely, J L ^a   Melvin, C L ^a   Martin, M C ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; length of stay; multiple gestation

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN;

ARTICLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; HUMAN; INFANT; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030065176     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)58100-X     Document Type: Article

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