Physician experience in performing embryo transfers may affect outcome

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1860-1862

  Uyar, Asli ^a   Bener, Ayse ^b   Ciray, H Nadir ^c   Bahceci, Mustafa ^c  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Bahceci Women's Health Care Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; physician experience

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ADULT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952985488     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.10.036     Document Type: Article

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