Smoking and female infertility: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1532-1539

  Augood, C ^a   Duckitt, K ^a   Templeton, A A ^b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNAECOLOGISTS   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

In vitro fertilization; Infertility; Meta analysis; Smoking; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK; SMOKING; SUBFERTILITY;

EID: 0031861183     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.6.1532     Document Type: Article

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