What is the most relevant standard of success in assisted reproduction? The next step to improving outcomes of IVF: Consider the whole treatment

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1936-1938

  Heijnen, E M E W ^a,b   Macklon, N S ^a   Fauser, B C J M ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Health economics; IVF; Live birth rate; Singleton birth; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPLICATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DELIVERY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REVIEW; STRESS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4544351268     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh368     Document Type: Review

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