Predicting the impact of in vitro fertilisation and other forms of assisted conception on perinatal and infant mortality in England and Wales: Examining the role of multiplicity

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 738-741

  Oakley, L ^a,b   Doyle, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive techniques; Infant mortality; Perinatal mortality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RISK FACTORS; STILLBIRTH; WALES;

EID: 33646893260     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.00942.x     Document Type: Article

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