Estimation of iatrogenic monozygotic twinning rate following assisted reproduction: Pitfalls and caveats

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 365-368

  Blickstein, Isaac ^a,b  

^a KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

ART; Chorionicity; Twins; Zygosity

Indexed keywords

EMBRYO TRANSFER; HUMAN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TWIN PREGNANCY; ZYGOTE;

EID: 13444280431     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.11.012     Document Type: Article

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