Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) - What are the Risks?

Urologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 277-288

  Alukal, Joseph P ^a   Lamb, Dolores J ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC;

EID: 41949136579     PISSN: 00940143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2008.01.004     Document Type: Review

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