Does the experience of the provider affect pregnancy rates after embryo transfer?

Journal of Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 437-443

  Desparoir, Anne ^a   Capelle, Marianne ^a   Banet, Julie ^a   Noizet, Agnes ^a   Gamerre, Marc ^a   Courbière, Blandine ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DE LA CONCEPTION   (France)

Author keywords

Catheter; Clinical touch; Embryo transfer; Experience; In vitro fertilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFERTILITY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NIDATION;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

EID: 84855162338     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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