Development, behaviour and temperament: A prospective study of infants conceived through in-vitro fertilization

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1727-1732

  Gibson, F L ^a   Ungerer, J A ^b   Leslie, G I ^a   Saunders, D M ^c   Tennant, C C ^c  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Children; Development; IVF; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMIGRAVIDA; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH DEVELOPMENT; WELLBEING;

EID: 0031804885     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.6.1727     Document Type: Article

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