Perinatal Outcomes of Singleton Pregnancies Achieved by In Vitro Fertilization: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 449-459

  McDonald, Sarah D ^a,b   Murphy, Kellie ^c,d   Beyene, Joseph ^d,e   Ohlsson, Arne ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e Hospital for Risk Children   (Canada)

Author keywords

Case control; In vivo fertilization; Meta analysis; Perinatal outcomes; Singleton pregnancies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCEPTION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DATA ANALYSIS; EFFECT SIZE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MATERNAL AGE; META ANALYSIS; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; REVIEW;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRAVIDITY; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC;

EID: 24644519480     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)30527-8     Document Type: Article

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