Managing risk associated with cryopreservation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1751-1756

  Tomlinson, Mathew ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryopreservation; Embryo storage; Risk management; Sperm storage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CULTURE VESSEL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SPERM PRESERVATION; THERAPEUTIC ERROR; WARMING;

EID: 21644478327     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh679     Document Type: Article

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