Pregnancy rate following normal versus abnormal hysterosalpingography findings: A meta-analysis

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 79-83

  Maas, Jacques W M ^a   Evers, Johannes L H ^a   Riet, Gerben Ter ^b   Kessels, Alphons G H ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hysterosalpingography; Infertility; Meta analysis; Pregnancy rate; Prognostic value

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK; STATISTICS;

EID: 0031051911     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000291826     Document Type: Article

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