Impact of physician performing embryo transfer on pregnancy rates in an assisted reproductive program

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 329-332

  Angelini, Antonio ^a,d   Francesco Brusco, Gian ^a   Barnocchi, Nicoletta ^a   El Danasouri, Imam ^b   Pacchiarotti, Arianna ^c   Selman, Helmy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Institute for Reproductive Medicine   (Germany)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d Centro Sterilità e Fecondazione Assistita   (Italy)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; Implantation rate; Physician; Pregnancy rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 33750946226     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-006-9032-6     Document Type: Article

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