Giving bad news: ‘It’s time to stop’

IVF in the Medically Complicated Patient: a Guide to Management

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 233-240

  Boivin, J ^a   Takefman, J ^b   Braverman, A ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE ASSOCIATES OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

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EID: 45849091430     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b14473-22     Document Type: Chapter

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