Incomplete and inconsistent reporting of maternal and fetal outcomes in infertility treatment trials

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2527-2530

  Dapuzzo, Lisa ^a   Seitz, Faith E ^b   Dodson, William C ^b   Stetter, Christina ^b   Kunselman, Allen R ^b   Legro, Richard S ^b  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

adverse event; fetal anomaly; intrauterine fetal demise; Miscarriage; morbidity; mortality; multiple pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL CARE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFERTILITY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959712031     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.02.040     Document Type: Article

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