Attitudes towards and management of single embryo transfer among Nordic IVF doctors

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1222-1230

  Bergh, C ^a   Soderstrom Anttila V ^b   Selbing, A ^c   Aittomaki, K ^d   Hazekamp, J ^e   Loft, A ^f   Nygren, K G ^g   Wennerholm, U B ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Vaestoliitto   (Finland)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e Volvat Medical Center   (Norway)

^f Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^g Sophiahemmet AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Doctor; IVF; Single embryo transfer; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGEMENT STYLE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIRTH RATE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; SCANDINAVIA; SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER;

EID: 34648826635     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340701622393     Document Type: Article

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