The early history of IVF in Australia and its contribution to the world (1970-1990)

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 495-501

  Leeton, John ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH; CRYOPRESERVATION; DONOR; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OOCYTE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS;

EID: 11344255707     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2004.00305.x     Document Type: Review

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