Towards less confusing terminology in reproductive medicine. Clarifying medical ambiguities to the benefit to all

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2669-2671

  Davies, Michael J ^a   deLacey, Sheryl L ^a   Norman, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fecundability; Fertility; Terminology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; FERTILITY; INFERTILITY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOMENCLATURE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 27144499764     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei202     Document Type: Article

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