Tubal disease: Towards a classification

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 369-375

  Akande, Valentine A ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Fertility; Infertility; Tubal disease; Tubal surgery

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UTERINE TUBE DISEASE; UTERINE TUBE SURGERY; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 35248884047     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60360-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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