Is fetal growth impaired after in vitro fertilization?

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 195-199

  Ahlborg, Liv ^a,b   Ek, Sverker ^a   Fridström, Margareta ^a   Kublickas, Marius ^a   Leijon, Magnus ^a   Nisell, Henry ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

in vitro fertilization; Intrauterine growth restriction; Pre eclampsia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPARIETAL DISTANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS WEIGHT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ULTRASOUND; ECHOGRAPHY; HYPERTENSION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 33645635693     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340500345782     Document Type: Article

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