Effects of acupuncture on the outcomes of in vitro fertilization: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 429-439

  Qu, Fan ^a   Zhou, Jue ^b   Ren, Ru Xiang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG GONGSHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL;

ACUPUNCTURE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LIVE BIRTH; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NIDATION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; LIVE BIRTH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 84862073568     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2011.0158     Document Type: Review

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