The health of children conceived by assisted reproduction technologies

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 668-669

  Larcher, Vic ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LONG TERM CARE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NIDATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SHORT SURVEY; STRESS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 34547676688     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.114645     Document Type: Short Survey

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