Treatment-related and treatment-independent deliveries among infertile couples, a long-term follow-up

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 238-243

  Sundström, Inger ^a   Ildgruben, Anna ^a   Högberg, Ulf ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Infertility; Ovulatory disorder; Treatment independent; Treatment related; Tuboperitoneal pathology; Unexplained infertility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS OUTCOME; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTHENOGENESIS; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030945079     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.1997.tb07852.x     Document Type: Article

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