A new study of acupuncture in IVF: Pointing in the right direction

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 278-279

  El Toukhy, Tarek ^a   Khalaf, Yacoub ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acupuncture; complementary medicine; embryo transfer; IVF; non penetrating acupuncture; outcome

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUALITY CONTROL;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 77957844411     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.06.024     Document Type: Note

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