Multiple births conceived by assisted reproductive technology in Korea

Korean Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 880-885

  Park, Young Sil ^a   Choi, Sun Hee ^a   Shim, Kye Shik ^a   Chang, Ji Young ^a   Hahn, Won Ho ^a   Choi, Yong Sung ^b   Bae, Chong Woo ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Assisted statistics; Epidemiology; Multiple birth; Newborn; Pregnancy; Pregnancy outcome; Reproductive techniques

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951782890     PISSN: 17381061     EISSN: 20927258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2010.53.10.880     Document Type: Article

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