Comparing the effectiveness of infertility treatments by numbers needed to treat (NNT)

Andrologia

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 401-404

  Comhaire, F ^a   Decleer, W ^b  

^a Fertilty Belgium ^*  (Belgium)

^b Fertilty Belgium   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Assisted reproduction; Food supplement; Infertility; Numbers needed to treat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868142081     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2012.01295.x     Document Type: Article

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