Implementation of air quality control in reproductive laboratories in full compliance with the brazilian cells and germinative tissue directive

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-21

  Esteves, Sandro C ^a   Bento, Fabiola C ^a  

^a Androfert   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Air quality; Assisted reproduction techniques; Cleanroom; Directive compliance; Environment; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AGE; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; GAMETE; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LIVE BIRTH; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 84874114039     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2012.10.010     Document Type: Article

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