A meta-analysis of the impact of IVF and ICSI on major malformations after adjusting for the effect of subfertility

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 699-705

  Rimm, Alfred A ^a   Katayama, Alyce C ^b   Katayama, K Paul ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Health Law Group   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

ART outcomes; IVF ICSI outcomes; Meta analysis; Subfertility and major malformations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MARITAL THERAPY; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBFERTILITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; ODDS RATIO; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC;

EID: 80755190029     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: 15737330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-011-9583-z     Document Type: Article

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