In vitro fertilization (IVF) in Sweden: Risk for congenital malformations after different IVF methods

Birth Defects Research Part A - Clinical and Molecular Teratology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 162-169

  Källén, Bengt ^a   Finnström, Orvar ^b   Nygren, Karl Gösta ^c   Olausson, Petra Otterblad ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUND   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Fertility Clinic   (Sweden)

^d CENTRE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alimentary atresia; Congenital malformations; Hypospadias; In vitro fertilization; Neural tube defects

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOANA ATRESIA; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; INTESTINE ATRESIA; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN;

ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 16444362792     PISSN: 15420752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdra.20107     Document Type: Article

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