No evidence that assisted reproduction increases the risk of thrombosis: A Danish National cohort study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1499-1503

  Hansen, A T ^a   Kesmodel, U S ^a   Juul, S ^b   Hvas, A M ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DENMARK; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84860168391     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des041     Document Type: Article

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