Iatrogenic multiple birth, multiple pregnancy and assisted reproductive technologies

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-25

  Keith, L ^a,b,d   Oleszczuk, J J ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Study of Multiple Birth   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032981712     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(98)00230-6     Document Type: Article

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