Multivariate Markov chain analysis of the probability of pregnancy in infertile couples undergoing assisted reproduction

Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 103-106

  McDonnell, Joseph ^a   Goverde, Angelique J ^b   Rutten, Frans F H ^a   Vermeiden, Jan P W ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Markov chain; Pregnancy data; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0036161372     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.1.103     Document Type: Article

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