Genital tuberculosis and implantation in assisted reproduction

Reviews in Gynaecological Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 160-164

  Malik, Sonia ^a  

^a Center for Human Reproduction   (India)

Author keywords

Immune modulation; Implantation; Infertility; IVF ET; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 3543000278     PISSN: 14717697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-7697(03)00059-5     Document Type: Review

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