Reducing multiple pregnancies after assisted reproduction treatment: Québec says 'Yes, we can!

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 407-410

  Khalaf, Yakoub ^a,b   Bewley, Susan ^b   Braude, Peter ^a,c  

^a Assisted Conception Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

multiple pregnancy; single embryo transfer; twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BELGIUM; CANADA; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 80053571949     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.05.019     Document Type: Note

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