Assessment of embryo viability: The ability to select a single embryo for transfer - A review

Placenta

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. B, 2003, Pages S5-

  Gardner, D K ^a   Sakkas, D ^b  

^a National Foundation for Fertility Research   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; NUTRIENT; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0142243214     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4004(03)00136-X     Document Type: Review

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