Genetic testing of embryos: practices and perspectives of US in vitro fertilization clinics

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1053-1058

  Baruch, Susannah ^a   Kaufman, David ^a   Hudson, Kathy L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

guidelines; IVF clinics; oversight; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD); public policy; reproductive genetics; survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43449117767     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.05.048     Document Type: Article

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