Obstetric and perinatal outcome of children conceived from cryopreserved embryos

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1819-1825

  Wennerholm, U B ^a   Hamberger, L ^a   Nilsson, L ^a   Wennergren, M ^a   Wikland, M ^b   Bergh, C ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cryopreserved embryos; In vitro fertilization; Malformation; Obstetric outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 0030883501     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.8.1819     Document Type: Article

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