Comparison of tamoxifen and clomiphene citrate for ovulation induction: A meta-analysis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1511-1515

  Steiner, Anne Z ^a,c   Terplan, Mishka ^b   Paulson, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clomiphene citrate; Ovulation induction; Pregnancy; Tamoxifen

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; TAMOXIFEN CITRATE;

ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BIOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVARY CYCLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 20744436697     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh840     Document Type: Article

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