Perinatal outcomes in singletons following in vitro fertilization: A meta-analysis

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 551-563

  Jackson, Rebecca A ^a   Gibson, Kimberly A ^b   Wu, Yvonne W ^b   Croughan, Mary S ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS MORTALITY; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; FEMALE; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 1842458446     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000114989.84822.51     Document Type: Review

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