Five years (2004-2009) of a restrictive law-regulating ART in Italy significantly reduced delivery rate: Analysis of 10 706 cycles

Human Reproduction

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 343-349

  Levi Setti, P E ^a,b   Albani, E ^a   Matteo, M ^c   Morenghi, E ^d   Zannoni, E ^a   Baggiani, A M ^a   Arfuso, V ^a   Patrizio, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^d HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

assisted reproduction regulation; assisted reproduction technology; delivery rate; ethics and law

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; ITALY; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 84872516443     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des404     Document Type: Article

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