Does prayer influence the success of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer?: Report of a masked, randomized trial

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 781-787

  Cha, K Y ^a   Wirth, D P ^a   Lobo, R A ^a  

^a Columbia Univ Coll of Phys/Surg ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Complementary medicine; Embryo transfer; Fertilization in vitro; Prayer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIDATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIGION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; KOREA; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RELIGION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034804911     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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