Perinatal outcome of pregnancies after assisted reproduction: A case- control study

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 688-695

  Dhont, Marc ^a   De Sutter, Paul ^a   Ruyssinck, Gunther ^a   Martens, Guy ^a   Bekaert, Andries ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Study Centre for Perinatal Epidemiology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; In vitro fertilization intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Perinatal outcome; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 0032824401     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70514-4     Document Type: Article

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