Complex endometrial wave-patterns in IVF

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 612-615

  van Gestel, Iris ^a   IJland, Marga M ^b   Evers, Johannes L H ^a   Hoogland, Henk J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

endometrial wave classification system; Endometrial waves; uterine contractions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERUS FUNCTION;

CERVIX UTERI; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION;

EID: 34548390957     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.12.050     Document Type: Article

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