External validation of prognostic models for ongoing pregnancy after in-vitro fertilization

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3542-3549

  Stolwijk, A M ^a   Straatman, H ^a   Zielhuis, G A ^a   Jansen, C A M ^b   Braat, D D M ^c   Van Dop, P A ^d   Verbeek, A L M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Diaconessenhuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

In vitro fertilization; Prediction; Pregnancy; Prognosis; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MODEL; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0032436154     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.12.3542     Document Type: Article

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