IVF patients' attitudes toward multifetal pregnancy reduction

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 635-638

  Munks, Eryn B ^a   Edelman, Alison B ^a,b   Jensen, Jeffrey T ^a   Nichols, Mark D ^a   Burry, Ken ^a   Patton, Phil ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion, induced; In vitro fertilization; Infertility, female; Multifetal pregnancy reduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ABORTION; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NULLIPARA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; OREGON; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY REDUCTION, MULTIFETAL;

EID: 34547098611     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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