Perspectives of mild cycle IVF: A qualitative study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 167-172

  Payne, Deborah ^a   Goedeke, Sonja ^a   Balfour, Sarah ^a   Gudex, Guy ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b Repromed Auckland   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

conventional IVF; mild cycle IVF; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 83755205852     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der361     Document Type: Article

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