Essential pre-conceptual measures for the female partner before commencing an in vitro fertilisation programme

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 14-16

  Fawzy, M ^a   Harrison, R F ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; RUBELLA ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT REFERRAL; RUBELLA; SCREENING TEST; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0031890851     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02937545     Document Type: Article

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