Progesterone support in IVF: Is evidence-based medicine translated to clinical practice? A worldwide web-based survey

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 139-145

  Vaisbuch, Edi ^a   Leong, Milton ^b   Shoham, Zeev ^a  

^a KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HONG KONG SANATORIUM AND HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

assisted reproduction; HCG; IVF; luteal phase; progesterone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS HEART RATE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

EID: 84864472779     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.04.005     Document Type: Article

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