Factors influencing adverse perinatal outcomes in pregnancies achieved through use of in vitro fertilization

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1634-1641

  Chung, Karine ^a   Coutifaris, Christos ^a   Chalian, Raffi ^a   Lin, Kathleen ^a   Ratcliffe, Sarah J ^a   Castelbaum, Arthur J ^b,c   Freedman, Martin F ^b,c   Barnhart, Kurt T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Northern Fertility and Reproductive Associates   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; endometrium; in vitro fertilization; low birth weight; ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome; perinatal outcomes; preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARITY; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PENNSYLVANIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33751188302     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.04.038     Document Type: Article

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