Validity of the in vitro fertilisation league tables: Influence of patients' characteristics

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 114, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1569-1574

  Johnson, A ^a   El Toukhy, T ^a   Sunkara, S K ^a   Khairy, M ^a   Coomarasamy, A ^a   Ross, C ^a   Bora, S ^a   Khalaf, Y ^a   Braude, P ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; IVF league tables; IVF outcome; Lifestyle factors; Patient demographics

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AMBULATORY CARE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35948984060     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01539.x     Document Type: Article

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