Obstetric and neonatal outcome after assisted fertilization and spontaneous conception: A comparative study

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 448-451

  Pados, G ^a,b,c   Zafrakas, M ^a,d   Tsolakidis, D ^a   Assimakopoulos, E ^a   Bili, H ^a,b   Tarlatzis, B C ^a,b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Biogenesis IVF Center   (Greece)

^c INTERBALKAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Greece)

^d ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Assisted fertilization; Assisted reproductive technology (ART); Neonatal outcome; Obstetric outcome; Spontaneous conception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 84872699052     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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