Associate editor's commentary: Mathematical modelling and clinical prediction

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2932-2934

  Collins, John A ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Implantation rate; Mathematical model; Multiple pregnancy; Prediction

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OOCYTE DONATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION INDUCTION; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE;

EID: 27144482973     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei131     Document Type: Article

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