Oocyte Cryopreservation in Canada: A Survey of Canadian ART Clinics

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 250-256

  Liu, Kimberly E ^a,b   Greenblatt, Ellen M ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fertility preservation; Oocyte cryopreservation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DIRECTOR; MEDICAL STAFF; ONLINE SURVEY; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CRYOPRESERVATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; SOCIAL EGG FREEZING; TREATMENT INDICATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CANADA; CRYOPRESERVATION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OOCYTES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 84862598808     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)35185-4     Document Type: Article

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