Effect of age on decisions about the numbers of embryos to transfer in assisted conception: A prospective study

The Lancet

Volumn 379, Issue 9815, 2012, Pages 521-527

  Lawlor, Debbie A ^a   Nelson, Scott M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84857062942     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61267-1     Document Type: Article

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