A randomized controlled clinical trial of 2295 ultrasound-guided embryo transfers

Human Reproduction

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1101-1106

  Drakeley, Andrew J ^a   Jorgensen, Andrea ^b   Sklavounos, John ^a   Aust, Thomas ^a   Gazvani, Rafet ^a   Williamson, Paula ^b   Kingsland, Charles R ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assisted conception; Embryo transfer; RCT; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 44449176513     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den064     Document Type: Article

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