Prevention of high-order multiple gestations in an in vitro fertilization program

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 327-330

  Grochowski, D ^a   Wolczynski S ^a   Kulikowski, M ^a   Kuczynski W ^a   Szamatowicz, M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Embryo freezing; Embryo transfer; In vitro fertilization; Multiple pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030731068     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513599709152556     Document Type: Article

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