Asian ethnicity and poor outcomes after in vitro fertilization blastocyst transfer

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 591-596

  Langen, Elizabeth S ^a   Shahine, Lora K ^a   Lamb, Julie D ^a   Lathi, Ruth B ^a   Milki, Amin A ^a   Fujimoto, Victor Y ^a   Westphal, Lynn M ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BIRTH RATE; BLASTOCYTE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OOCYTE TRANSPORT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77649156729     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181cf45c1     Document Type: Article

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