Success of infertility treatments in Finland in the period 1992-2005

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-58

  Yli Kuha, A N ^a   Gissler, M ^b   Luoto, R ^a,c   Hemminki, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cause of infertility; Number of embryos transferred; Pregnancy rates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH SURVEY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TERM BIRTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREND STUDY;

EID: 64149129603     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.12.017     Document Type: Article

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