The IVF league tables: Time for a reality check

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 483-485

  Sharif, Khaldoun ^a   Afnan, Masoud ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

IVF; League tables; Results

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

AUTHORITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYOLOGY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT GUIDANCE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION; PREGNANCY RATE; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0037340198     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg134     Document Type: Short Survey

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