Number of embryos transferred after in vitro fertilization and good perinatal outcome

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 239-247

  Kissin, Dmitry M ^a,b   Kulkarni, Aniket D ^a,b   Kushnir, Vitaly A ^a,b   Jamieson, Denise J ^a,b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HUMAN REPRODUCTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL AGE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PROGNOSIS;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROGNOSIS; SINGLE EMBRYO TRANSFER;

EID: 84893777568     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000106     Document Type: Article

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