What do consistently high-performing in vitro fertilization programs in the U.S. do?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1346-1349

  Van Voorhis, Bradley J ^a   Thomas, Mika ^b   Surrey, Eric S ^c   Sparks, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b Dallas Fort Worth Fertility Associates   (United States)

^c National Foundation for Fertility Research   (United States)

Author keywords

assisted reproductive techniques; excellence; Infertility; IVF; pregnancy rates; survey

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYDROSALPINX; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA COLLECTION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956191393     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.06.048     Document Type: Article

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