Comparing patients' and clinicians' perceptions of elective single embryo transfer using the attitudes to a twin IVF pregnancy scale (ATIPS)

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-72

  Rai, Vibha ^a   Betsworth, Amanda ^a   Beer, Charlotte ^a   Ndukwe, George ^b   Glazebrook, Cris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elective single embryo transfer; IVF; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDES TO ELECTIVE SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER SCALE; ATTITUDES TO TWIN PREGNANCY SCALE; ATTITUDES TO TWINS SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER; TWINS;

EID: 79952272797     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-010-9484-6     Document Type: Article

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