Postcoital testing

BMJ

Volumn 318, Issue 7189, 1999, Pages 1007-

  Hull, M G R ^a   Evers, J L H ^b   Hendry, William Forbes ^c   Cohlen, B J ^d   Velde, E R T ^d   Habbema, J D F ^e   Oei, S Guid ^f   Helmerhorst, Frans M ^g   Keirse, Marc J N C ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^e ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^g LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 85007742675     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7189.1007a     Document Type: Letter

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