Methodologic pitfalls in assessing the efficacy of recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone versus human menopausal gonadotropin in assisted reproduction

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1100-1104

  Daya, Salim ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG PURITY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EVALUATION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRATIFICATION;

EID: 0242713034     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(03)02193-9     Document Type: Note

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