Do children born after assisted reproductive technology have a higher incidence of birth defects?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1325-1326

  Olivennes, Francois ^a,b  

^a Hôpital Cochin ^*  (France)

^b Pavillon Baudelocque   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; COUNSELING; DATA ANALYSIS; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ABNORMALITIES; ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 27644432488     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.05.044     Document Type: Article

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