Committee Opinion No 671: Perinatal Risks Associated with Assisted Reproductive Technology

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2016, Pages e61-e68

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GYNECOLOGIST; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; OBSTETRICIAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVULATION INDUCTION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CONSENSUS; FEMALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CONSENSUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RISK ADJUSTMENT; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84983372066     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001643     Document Type: Review

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