Uncertainties in preserving fertility in cancer treatment

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7680, 2008, Pages 1185-1186

  Anderson, Richard A ^a   Wallace, W Harnish ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER THERAPY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE FERTILITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; INFERTILITY; LAPAROSCOPY; LETTER; LIVE BIRTH; OOCYTE; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 57349111159     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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