Long versus short course treatment with Metformin and Clomiphene Citrate for ovulation induction in women with PCOS

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Sinawat, Supat ^a   Buppasiri, P ^b   Lumbiganon, P ^b   Pattanittum, P ^b  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; METFORMIN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DATA EXTRACTION; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 44949089579     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006226.pub2     Document Type: Review

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