Learning curve of vitrification assessed by cumulative summation test for learning curve (LC-CUSUM)

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 943-945

  Dessolle, Lionel ^a,b   Biau, David J ^c   de Larouzière, Vanina ^a,b   Ravel, Célia ^a,b   Antoine, Jean Marie ^a   Daraï, Emile ^a   Mandelbaum, Jacqueline ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technologies; CUSUM; learning curve; quality control; vitrification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CUMULATIVE SUMMATION TEST FOR LEARNING CURVE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FREEZING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VITRIFICATION;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OOCYTES; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 69049106401     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.01.133     Document Type: Article

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